Gao Guangbin (; born May 1963) is a Chinese politician, the current

deputy Communist Party Secretary In modern Chinese politics, a Deputy Party Committee Secretary (; also translated as Deputy Party Secretary, deputy party chief, vice party chief) serves as the lieutenant to the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, and thus the deput ...

of Jilin province. He was part of the Communist Youth League in his early career.

Life and career

Gao was born in

Harbin Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...

. He studied

optical instrument An optical instrument (or "optic" for short) is a device that processes light waves (or photons), either to enhance an image for viewing or to analyze and determine their characteristic properties. Common examples include periscopes, microscopes ...

engineering at Changchun Optical College (later

Changchun University of Science and Technology Changchun University of Science and Technology () is a key university in Changchun, Jilin, China, previously known as Changchun Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (). It was founded by Wang Daheng in 1958. After half a century's developmen ...

). He began working for the provincial school of the

Communist Youth League The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League (CYL), is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, run by the ...

in Jilin province, then became Secretary (i.e. leader) of the provincial Youth League organization in 1997. He then served as deputy party chief, vice mayor, acting mayor, and finally mayor of

Songyuan Songyuan () is a prefecture-level city in west-central Jilin province, China. History Even though the present city of Songyuan is predominantly modern in appearance, the area has a long history dating back to the Neolithic age. The city was p ...

, before being elevated to party chief of

Tonghua Tonghua () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It borders North Korea's Chagang Province to the south and southeast, Baishan to the east, Jilin City to the north, Liaoyuan to the northwest, an ...

in April 2004. In May 2007, at age 43, Gao was named a member of the Jilin provincial Party Standing Committee and party chief of the provincial capital Changchun. He served in the position for some eight years, before being transferred to become Executive Vice Governor of Jilin province, taking on the vacancy left by Ma Junqing. In March 2017, he was named deputy party secretary of Jilin province. Gao was a delegate to the

17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China The 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing, China, at the Great Hall of the People from 15 to 21 October 2007. Congress marked a significant shift in the political direction of the country as CCP General Secreta ...

. He is an alternate member of the

18th 18 (eighteen) is the natural number following 17 and preceding 19. In mathematics * Eighteen is a composite number, its divisors being 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9. Three of these divisors (3, 6 and 9) add up to 18, hence 18 is a semiperfect number. ...

and

19th 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics 19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full re ...

Central Committees.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gao, Guangbin 1963 births Living people Changchun University of Science and Technology alumni Politicians from Harbin