Yang Xiong (politician)
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Yang Xiong (Chinese: 杨雄; November 1953 – 12 April 2021) was a Chinese politician and business executive. He was Mayor of Shanghai.[1][2]
Quick Facts Mayor of Shanghai, Preceded by ...
Yang Xiong | |
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杨雄 | |
Mayor of Shanghai | |
In office 26 December 2012 – 17 January 2017 Acting until 1 February 2013 | |
Preceded by | Han Zheng |
Succeeded by | Ying Yong |
Personal details | |
Born | November 1953 Nanhui, Jiangsu (now Pudong, Shanghai), China |
Died | April 12, 2021(2021-04-12) (aged 67) Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China |
Political party | Communist Party of China |
Alma mater | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
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On 17 January 2017, Yang resigned as mayor.[3] He was replaced by Ying Yong.[4]
Yang died surprisingly on 12 April 2021 at Huashan Hospital from heart failure.[5] He was 67.