Hu Changsheng (; born December 1963) is a Chinese politician currently serving as Communist Party Secretary of Gansu. He joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...

(CCP) in January 1986, and entered the workforce in July of that same year. He is an alternate member of the 19th

CCP Central Committee The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a political body that comprises the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is currently composed of 205 fu ...

. He was a delegate to the

18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held November 8-15, 2012 at the Great Hall of the People. It was preceded by the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Due to term and age limits restrictions, seven o ...

and is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress and is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

Hu was born in

Gao'an Gao'an () is a county-level city in the northwest-central part of Jiangxi province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yichun, and is located about 35 kilometers west from Nanchang, the provincial capital. It cove ...

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

, in December 1963. In September 1982, he was admitted to Chengdu Institute of Geology (now

Chengdu University of Technology Chengdu University of Technology (CDUT, ) is a national public research university located in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It is a technology-focused institution co-funded by the Ministry of Education of China, the Ministry of Natural Resources of Ch ...

), where he majored in geological and mineral survey. After graduation, he taught at the university. He earned his doctorate in history from

Shandong University Shandong University (, abbreviated as Shanda, , English abbreviation SDU) is a public research comprehensive university in Jinan, Shandong with one campus in Weihai, Shandong and one campus in Qingdao, Shandong and is supported directly by the ...

in December 2003.

Political career

He began his political career in December 1998, when he was appointed deputy magistrate of

Jinjiang District Jinjiang District () is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It is bordered by Longquanyi District to the east, Shuangliu County to the south, Wuhou District to the w ...

, one of eleven urban districts of the prefecture-level city of

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...

, the capital of

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

. He was party chief of

Yingjing County Yingjing County () is a county in the west-central part of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Ya'an Ya'an (, Tibetan: Yak-Nga ) is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province, China, located just belo ...

in January 2012, but having held the position for only two years. In February 2004, he was appointed head of the Organization Department of

Ya'an Ya'an (, Tibetan: Yak-Nga ) is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province, China, located just below the Tibetan Plateau. The city is home to Sichuan Agricultural University, the only 211 Project university and the largest ...

Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Ya'an Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. He also served as party chief of

Hanyuan County Hanyuan County () is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Ya'an Ya'an (, Tibetan: Yak-Nga ) is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province, China, located just below the Tibetan Plateau. Th ...

. In October 2006, he was appointed deputy party chief of

Suining Suining (; Sichuanese Pinyin: Xu4nin2; Sichuanese pronunciation: ; ) is a prefecture-level city of eastern Sichuan province in Southwest China. In 2002, Suining had a population of 658,798. Geography and climate Suining is located in the cent ...

, concurrently holding the mayor position next month. In February 2012, he became deputy party chief of

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, often shortened to Ganzi Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in the western arm of Sichuan province, China, bordering Yunnan to the south, the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west, and Gansu to the nor ...

, rising to party chief two months later. In June 2015, he was transferred to the neighboring

Qinghai Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest po ...

province. He was appointed head of the Organization Department of Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and promoted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Qinghai Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. In July 2017, he was assigned to the similar position in the coastal province

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...

. In February 2019, he became party chief of

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, ...

, a major tourist city in Fujian province. In September 2020, he was promoted to become deputy party chief of Fujian. In January 2021, he was transferred to

northeast China Northeast China or Northeastern China () is a geographical region of China, which is often referred to as "Manchuria" or "Inner Manchuria" by surrounding countries and the West. It usually corresponds specifically to the three provinces east of t ...

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province ...

province and appointed deputy party chief and party branch secretary of the provincial government. On 22 February, he was elected governor of Heilongjiang on the 5th session of the 13th Heilongjiang People's Congress. In December 2022, he was appointed Communist Party Secretary of Gansu, replacing

Yin Hong Yin Hong (; born June 1963) is a Chinese politician who is the current Communist Party Secretary of Jiangxi. He served as the Governor of Henan from December 2019 to March 2021. Previously he had spent his entire political career in Shanghai. ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hu, Changsheng 1963 births Living people People from Gao'an Chengdu University of Technology alumni Shandong University alumni Mayors of Suining People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangxi Governors of Heilongjiang Delegates to the 11th National People's Congress Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party