Ying Yong is a Chinese politician who is serving as the Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
20 Facts About Ying Yong
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Ying Yong was formerly the Communist Party Secretary of Hubei from February 2020 to March 2022.
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Ying Yong came to prominence beginning in 2003 in Zhejiang province, and served as the president of the provincial High Court.
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Ying Yong served as the head of the Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee before he became deputy party secretary of Shanghai.
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Ying Yong became the mayor of Shanghai in January 2017.
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On February 12,2020, Ying was appointed Party secretary of Hubei, replacing Jiang Chaoliang during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ying Yong was born in Xianju County, Zhejiang province, near the city of Taizhou.
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Ying Yong joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1979.
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Ying Yong holds law degrees from the China University of Political Science and Law and Hangzhou University.
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Ying Yong began his career in Huangyan County, Zhejiang, working for the county industry bureau and the local police station.
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Ying Yong successively worked his way up the bureaucratic hierarchy in Taizhou, heading its public security department, then its Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
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Ying Yong then became the police chief and Zhengfawei head of neighboring Shaoxing.
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Ying Yong was promoted to the provincial government in 1995, serving as the deputy provincial police chief, then the head of the provincial office for combating illegal drugs, and the leader of an effort to combat terrorism.
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In July 2003, Ying Yong was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and several months later the concurrent head of the provincial Department of Supervision.
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In November 2006, Ying Yong was named president of the Zhejiang Provincial High Court.
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Ying Yong became president of the Shanghai High Court in January 2008.
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On 20 January 2017, Ying Yong was elected as mayor of Shanghai.
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Observers have noted that Ying Yong is likely slated for further promotion.
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Ying Yong was a delegate to the 18th Party Congress, and a delegate to the 11th and 12th National People's Congress.
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On February 12,2020, Ying Yong was appointed Party secretary of Hubei, replacing Jiang Chaoliang during the COVID-19 pandemic.