Chai Songyue ( Chinese: 柴松岳; November 1941) is a politician of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. Born in Putuo,

Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ...

, Chai joined the

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in September 1961. He was appointed acting governor of

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

in April 1997, and was confirmed as governor in January 1998. He served this post until October 2002. Chai was an alternate member of 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of 15th and 16th Central Committees of CPC.

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