Han zheng jiang zemin 2018

Vice President of China since

In this Chinese name, the family name is Han.

Han Zheng (Chinese: 韩正; pinyin: Hán Zhèng; born April ) is a Chinese politician who since has served as the vice president of China. He previously served as the first-ranking vice premier of China between and , and as the seventh-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) between and

Han served as Communist Party deputy secretary and mayor of Shanghai between and In November , he was promoted to become the Party Secretary of Shanghai, the top political post in the city, and also gained a seat on the CCP Politburo.

In October , he became a member of the 19th CCP Politburo Standing Committee, the top decision-making body in China, and in March became the first-ranked vice premier of China.

Han retired from the Politburo Standing Committee, as well as the broader Central Committee after the 20th CCP National Congress in October At the National People's Congress in March , Han was elected the vice president of China and a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress.

Regarded as "number eight" in seniority of the leadership of China, Han's ceremonial role in the state government has focused on foreign affairs and diplomacy.

Early career

He was born in Shanghai in April , but traces his ancestry to Cixi, in neighbouring Zhejiang province.^[1] He was a sent-down youth during the Cultural Revolution, working at a collective farm in Chongming County, Shanghai.

He later worked at a warehouse of a lifting installation company, later working at the company's supply and marketing division.

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He additionally served as a deputy secretary of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) between and He joined the Chinese Communist Party in ^[2]

He then worked at the Shanghai Chemical Equipment Industry company in an administrative role between and ^[2] He was the secretary of the CYLC committee at the Chemical Industry Bureau of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government between and , and the deputy CCP secretary of the Shanghai School of Chemical Engineering between and He worked as the CCP secretary and deputy director of the Shanghai No.

6 Rubber Shoes Factory between and ; during this time, he was praised by then Shanghai mayor Zhu Rongji.^[3]

He was the CCP secretary and deputy director of the Dazhonghua Rubber Plant between and Between and , he additionally attended a two-year college program in Fudan University, and later completed an undergraduate degree in politics at the East China Normal University between and through part-time studies.^[2]

In June , Han officially entered the CYLC Shanghai Committee, and would rise to become its deputy secretary in charge of day-to-day work, then elevated to secretary in ^[2] In November he was named governor and deputy CCP secretary of Luwan District.

During his tenure in the district, Han spearheaded the Huaihai Road revitalization initiative, transforming the street to a glamorous shopping destination. Han also focused on fixing the ecology of the district and expanding its green spaces. He then obtained a master's degree in international political economy from East China Normal University between and and earned the title of senior economist.^[2][4]

Career in Shanghai

In July , Han was named deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, during which he was made the deputy CCP secretary of the Municipal Comprehensive Economic Work Committee, the director of the City Planning Commission, and the director of the Securities Management Office.

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In December , he was named a member of the municipal CCP Standing Committee for the first time, entering sub-provincial ranks.^[2] In February he was named vice mayor of Shanghai; in May he was named Deputy CCP Secretary of Shanghai.^[4] Han joined the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party at the 16th Party Congress in ^[2] In he was named the Mayor of Shanghai.^[2]

In , Han became the acting CCP Committee Secretary of Shanghai after the dismissal of Chen Liangyu over corruption probes during the Shanghai pension scandal.^[5] His tenure as the interim party secretary in Shanghai lasted a five months, when on 24 March , Xi Jinping was elected Shanghai Party Secretary from the same post in the neighbouring province of Zhejiang.^[5] After serving as aide to Xi, Xi became a member of CCP Politburo Standing Committee in October , and became vice president in ^[5]

Yu Zhengsheng succeeded Xi as Shanghai Party Secretary, and Han worked for him for the next five years.^[5] By Han was expected to step back from leadership as fallout from Chen's scandal, though Yu encouraged the relevant authorities in Beijing to keep Han on.^[6] Han assumed the party secretary post in November , shortly after the conclusion of the 18th CCP National Congress, and also gained a seat on the 18th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.^[7] Due to his long career in Shanghai, Han is considered to be a member of the Shanghai clique.^[2]

First Vice Premier

Han was chosen to be a member of the 19th CCP Politburo Standing Committee, China's top decision-making body, at the first plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 25 October ^[8] In March the National People's Congress appointed him as the first-ranked vice premier of the State Council in Li Keqiang Government.

Hong Kong

Han succeeded Zhang Dejiang as the leader of the Central Coordination Group for Hong Kong and Macau Affairs in April , making him the CCP's top leader in regards to Hong Kong and Macau affairs. The Central Coordination Group was later upgraded to a Central Leading Group in ^[9]

Han was a key figure in the Chinese leadership's response during the – Hong Kong protests.^[10] According to a Reuters report in , shortly after the storming of the Legislative Council Complex, Han Zheng authorized Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam to directly communicate with his office, rather than go through the Hong Kong Liaison Office.^[10] It also reported that Han summoned Lam to the Bauhinia Villa, used by the Chinese government for talks with Hong Kong officials, on 12 June.

There, Lam proposed the suspension of the extradition bill which triggered the protests, which Han then agreed to after talking to other leaders in China.^[10]

In March , Han said that electoral reforms in Hong Kong, designed to reduce the power of district councillors and to increase the power of the election committee, were being implemented to "prevent subversion."^[11]

After the 20th CCP National Congress in October , Han Zheng retired from the Politburo Standing Committee, as well as the broader Central Committee, at the age of ^[12] He was subsequently elected as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), the only departing PSC member to do so.

On 10 March , Han Zheng was elected during the first session of the 14th NPC as the vice president of China, succeeding Wang Qishan.^[5] As vice president, Zheng is known as "number eight" in seniority of the leadership of China, after the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee,^[13] while his role in the government remains ceremonial and concerns diplomatic ventures.^[5]

As vice president, Han has taken part in diplomatic activities.

Han was President Xi's special representative at the coronation of Charles III and Camilla in May ^[14] In August, Han met with British foreign secretary James Cleverly in Beijing. He additionally attended the general debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly, giving a speech on 21 September.^[15] Han also met with US secretary of stateAntony Blinken on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly that month.^[16] In October, Han attended the inauguration of Prabowo Subianto as the eighth president of Indonesia.^[13]

In May , Han met with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Harbin, where both Han and Putin attended the opening ceremony of 8th China-Russia expo.^[17] On 10 October, he succeeded Wang Qishan as the honorary president of the Red Cross Society of China.^[18] He is scheduled to attend the second inauguration of Donald Trump on 20 January as President Xi's special representative.^[19] Han's attendance marks the first time a senior official of China's government has been sent to a US presidential inauguration.^[20]

Family

Han Zheng is married to Wang Ming, who reportedly once served as a vice chair of the Shanghai Charity Foundation.

They have one daughter.^[2]

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