Ying Yong
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Ying Yong (simplified Chinese: 应勇; traditional Chinese: 應勇; pinyin: Yīng Yǒng; born 17 November 1957) is a Chinese politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
Ying Yong | |
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应勇 | |
Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate | |
Assumed office 11 March 2023 | |
Preceded by | Zhang Jun |
Deputy Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate | |
In office 2 September 2022 – 11 March 2023 | |
Prosecutor-General | Zhang Jun |
Communist Party Secretary of Hubei | |
In office 13 February 2020 – 28 March 2022 | |
Deputy | Wang Xiaodong Wang Zhonglin (Governor) |
General Secretary | Xi Jinping |
Preceded by | Jiang Chaoliang |
Succeeded by | Wang Menghui |
Mayor of Shanghai | |
In office 20 January 2017 – 13 February 2020 | |
Party Secretary | Han Zheng Li Qiang |
Preceded by | Yang Xiong |
Succeeded by | Gong Zheng |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-11-17) 17 November 1957 (age 66) Xianju County, Zhejiang, China |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater | China University of Political Science and Law Hangzhou University |
Ying came to prominence beginning in 2003 in Zhejiang province, and served as the president of the provincial High Court. He served as the head of the Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee before he became deputy Party secretary of Shanghai. He became the mayor of Shanghai in January 2017. On February 12, 2020, Ying was appointed Party secretary of Hubei, replacing Jiang Chaoliang during the COVID-19 pandemic, where he served until March 2022.