Chai Songyue ( Chinese: 柴松岳; November 1941) is a politician of the

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. Born in Putuo,

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, Chai joined the

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in September 1961. He was appointed acting governor of

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in April 1997, and was confirmed as governor in January 1998. He served this post until October 2002. Chai was an alternate member of 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of 15th and 16th Central Committees of CPC.

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