Huang Mengfu () is a vice chairman of the China People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the

All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC; ) is a non-governmental chamber of commerce, established in 1953 as a successor to the chambers of commerce that were first founded during the Qing dynasty. Today, it consists of Chinese i ...

. He ranks as a national leader of China. Huang Mengfu is a grandson of former Chinese vice premier Huang Yanpei (, 1878–1965) who is regarded the founder of modern vocational

education in China Education in China is primarily managed by the state-run public education system, which falls under the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education. All citizens must attend school for a minimum of nine years ...

. Huang Mengfu was born in Chongqing in January 1944 and grew up in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

and

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

in his grandfather's household. He is a metallurgical engineer and 1968 graduate of the Beijing Steel and Iron Institute. From 1968 to 1992, he made a career from a normal steel worker to vice director of the Nanjing Iron and Steel Works in

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

. He was appointed vice mayor of

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

in 1992 and vice chairman of the Jiangsu People's Congress Standing Committee in 1998. In 2001, he was appointed vice chairman of the

, and was appointed chairman of ACFIC in November 2002, replacing

Jing Shuping Jing Shuping (, 7 July 1918 – September 14, 2009) was a Chinese businessman who founded the Minsheng Bank, the first privately owned bank to open in the Communist People's Republic of China, in 1996. Jing Shuping graduated from Saint John' ...

who retired. As a result of his position, he was also appointed vice chairman of the

CPPCC The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

in March 2003. He was confirmed for a second five-year term in both positions in November 2007 and March 2008. Huang is also honorary vice chairman of the Red Cross of China,Red Cross of China Leaders
/ref> honorary chairman of the China Employment Promotion Association, and holds leading and honorary positions in a number of other business and

philanthropic Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material ...

organizations of China.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Mengfu 1944 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Shanghai Political office-holders in Jiangsu Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference