Yang Chuantang (; born May 1954) is a Chinese politician who served as the Minister of Transport of the

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from 2012 to 2016. He has also served as the vice-chairman of the

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, governor of

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Province, and party chief of the

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. He is currently serving as one of the vice chairmen of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since March, 2018.

Biography

Yang was born in Yucheng,

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province. He jointed the military at age 18. During the

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, he worked on a rural cooperative, then was transferred to work at a petrochemicals factory, where he ascended the ranks to become supervisor and party secretary. He joined the

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and then the

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in 1976, the year Mao died. He then took part in the production of

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at the Qilu Petrochemicals Company in his home province. He studied Chinese between 1981 and 1983 at

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. In August 1987, he was named deputy head of the Communist Youth League of Shandong province. In January 1992, he was sent to become head commissioner (mayor equivalent) of

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prefecture. In November 1993, he was transferred to Tibet to serve as a member of the regional

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and Executive Vice Chairman. In 1996, he studied

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affairs at the

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and described being "fascinated with" Tibet and its "long hours of sunshine, rich water resources, and diversified geological and climate conditions". Having worked in the

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, he was appointed governor of

Province from January to December 2004. His promotion to Communist Party Secretary of the

from December 2004 to November 2005 was seen as part of a trend in appointing "more highly educated and competent" administrators to lead provincial governments. It was said that Yang suffered a stroke in September 2005; he was supposedly sent to Beijing for medical treatment, but this was never confirmed by the authorities.

Zhang Qingli Zhang Qingli (; born 10 February 1951 in Dongping County, Shandong) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He currently serves as the first-ranked Vice-Chairman of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consul ...

was appointed in Yang's stead, and Yang was given a minor leadership position with the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, while maintaining his provincial-ministerial rank. In August 2012, Yang Chuangtang was appointed to succeed

Li Shenglin Li Shenglin (; born November 1946) is a Chinese politician. He has, since 2013, served as the Chair of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress. He was the Minister of Transport from December 2005 to July 2012 ...

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. At the first plenary session of the 12th National People's Congress in March 2013, he was endorsed for the position by the national legislature.NPC endorses new cabinet lineup
/ref> Yang was an alternate member of the

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, and a full member of the 17th and

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Central Committees.

References

External links

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Biography of Yang Chuantang

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Chuantang 1954 births Living people Governors of Qinghai Politicians from Dezhou People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong Political office-holders in Tibet Ministers of Transport of the People's Republic of China Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference