Shi Yugang (; born July 1965) is a Chinese politician of

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ethnicity who is the current

deputy 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 deputy ...

of Yunnan, in office since November 2021. He was a representative of the

19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (commonly referred to as ''Shíjiǔ Dà''; ) was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, between 18 and 24 October 2017. 2,280 delegates represented the party's estimated 89 mill ...

and is a representative of the

20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), commonly referred to as ''Èrshí Dà'' (), opened in Beijing on 16 October 2022 and closed on 22 October 2022. The CCP Congress endorsed the membership list of the Central Commissi ...

. He is an alternate member of the

20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was elected by the 20th National Congress in October 2022, and will sit until the next National Congress is convened in 2027. It formally succeeded the 19th Central Committee. The ...

Biography

Shi was born in Fenghuang County, Hunan, in July 1965. In 1982, he entered the Minzu University of China, where he majored in

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. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1996. After graduating in 1989, Shi was assigned to the

State Ethnic Affairs Commission The National Ethnic Affairs Commission is a cabinet-level executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China under the formal leadership of the United Front Work Department that is responsible for relations between ...

, where he eventually becoming deputy director in 2017. In September 2018, Shi was transferred to northeast China's Jilin province and appointed vice governor. A year later, he was appointed head of Publicity Department and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Jilin Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. He was made

of Yunnan in November 2021, in addition to serving as president of the Party School.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shi, Yugang 1965 births Living people People from Fenghuang County Minzu University of China alumni Miao people People's Republic of China politicians from Hunan Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hunan Alternate members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party