Yin Yong (; born August 1969) is a Chinese banker and politician who is the acting

mayor of Beijing The politics of Beijing is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. The Mayor of Beijing is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Bei ...

, in office since 28 October 2022. Previously, he served as deputy party secretary of Beijing, vice mayor of Beijing, and vice governor of

People's Bank of China The People's Bank of China (officially PBC or informally PBOC; ) is the central bank of the People's Republic of China, responsible for carrying out monetary policy and regulation of financial institutions in mainland China, as determined by ...

. He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Yin was born in Caidian District of

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China ...

, Hubei, in August 1969. In 1987, he entered the Department of Automation,

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbreviation, abbr. THU) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Minis ...

, and earned his doctor's degree in economic management under the supervision of . He is also a Master of Public Administration from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. Yin 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 May 1994, and began his political career in January 1997, when he was despatched to the Reserve Management Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. He also served as general manager of China Investment Corporation (Singapore) between 2001 and 2002. On 19 August 2015, Yin was named assistant governor of the

, and was elevated to vice governor on 27 December 2016, becoming the youngest vice governor and governor in the history of the People's Bank of China. On 19 January 2018, Yin was appointed vice mayor of Beijing, and ten months later was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee, the capital city's top authority. In June 2022, he was made

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 deput ...

of Beijing, in addition to serving as

acting mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

since 28 October.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yin, Yong 1969 births Living people People from Wuhan Tsinghua University alumni Harvard University alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Hubei Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hubei Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party