Yu Gang

Yu Gang (born 1968) is a former Chinese political figure, and former secretary of Zhou Yongkang. Before Zhou's retirement in 2012, Yu served as the deputy director of the General Office that served the Central Politics and Law Commission, a body that Zhou headed. Yu was investigated for corruption expelled from the Communist Party of China in July 2014.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Yu Gang
余刚
Vice-Mayor of Heshan
In office
2001–2002
Personal details
Born1968 (age 52–53)
Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan
NationalityChinese
Political partyCommunist Party of China
ResidenceBeijing
Alma materRenmin University of China
OccupationPolitician
Yu Gang
Traditional Chinese余剛
Simplified Chinese余刚

Life

Yu was born and raised in Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, he has two brothers and one sister.[1] In 1987, Yu was admitted to Renmin University of China, majoring in law at the School of Law. After college, Yu was assigned to the State Council of the People's Republic of China as an officer. In 2000, Yu worked as a secretary of Zhou Yongkang, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Public Security.[2][3] In 2001, Yu was transferred to Heshan as the Vice-Mayor, a position he held until 2002.

On July 2, 2014, Yu was removed from office and dismissed from the Party for serious corruption.[4]

Personal life

The Radio France Internationale reported that Yu married Tang Can, who is a Chinese military singer.[5]

References
  1. 老师赴京求见遭余刚婉拒(图). 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-07-16.
  2. 余刚任某领导秘书10年信息寥寥 照片曝光(组图). china.com.cn (in Chinese). 2014.
  3. 政法委办公室原副主任余刚曾被称"首长秘书". Tencent (in Chinese). 2014-07-03.
  4. 中央政法委办公室原副主任余刚被开除党籍公职. CCDI (in Chinese). 2014-07-20.
  5. 北京金融街银河证券一员工暴死. RFI (in Chinese). 2014-03-12.
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