Yang Chuantang | |
|---|---|
杨传堂 | |
 Yang Chuantang | |
| Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
| In office 14 March 2018 – 10 March 2023 | |
| Chairman | Wang Yang |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 31 August 2012 – 3 September 2016 | |
| Premier | Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Li Shenglin |
| Succeeded by | Li Xiaopeng |
| Party Secretary of Tibet | |
| In office 16 December 2004 – 29 May 2006 Incapacitated October 2005 | |
| Deputy | Qiangba Puncog (Chairman) |
| Preceded by | Guo Jinlong |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Qingli |
| Governor of Qinghai | |
| In office 20 October 2003 – 23 December 2004 | |
| Party Secretary | Zhao Leji |
| Preceded by | Zhao Leji |
| Succeeded by | Song Xiuyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1954 (age 71) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Shandong Normal University |
Yang Chuantang (simplified Chinese:杨传堂;traditional Chinese:楊傳堂;pinyin:Yáng Chuántáng; born May 1954) is a Chinese politician who served as the Minister of Transport of thePeople's Republic of China from 2012 to 2016. He has also served as the vice chairman of theState Ethnic Affairs Commission,governor of Qinghai, party secretary of theTibet Autonomous Region, and one of the vice chairmen of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]
Yang was born inYucheng,Shandong province. He joined the military at age 18. During theCultural Revolution, 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 theCommunist Youth League[2] and then theChinese Communist Party in 1976 He then took part in the production ofethylene at theQilu Petrochemicals Company (now a part ofChina Petrochemical Corporation) in Shandong, his home province. He studied Chinese between 1981 and 1983 atShandong Normal University. In August 1987, he was named deputy head of theCommunist Youth League of Shandong province. In January 1992, he was sent to become head commissioner (mayor equivalent) ofDezhou prefecture.
In November 1993, he was transferred to Tibet to serve as a member of the regionalParty Standing Committee and Executive Vice Chairman.
In 1996, he studiedTibetan affairs at theCentral Party School and described being "fascinated with" Tibet and its "long hours of sunshine, rich water resources, anddiversified geological and climate conditions".[3]
In October 2003, he succeededZhao Leji and moved to the position of deputy secretary of theCCP Qinghai Provincial Committee, deputy governor and actinggovernor of the Qinghai province. Having worked in thepetrochemical industry,[2] he was appointed governor ofQinghai Province from January to December 2004.
His promotion toParty Secretary of Tibet in December 2004 was seen as part of a trend in appointing "more highly educated and competent" administrators to lead provincial governments.[2] In November 2005, he was sent to Beijing for treatment of acerebral hemorrhage.Zhang Qingli was appointed acting secretary of the CCP Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee,[4] and in May 2006, Zhang was formally appointed secretary of theTibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[5]
Yang was given a Deputy Director position at theNational Ethnic Affairs Commission, while maintaining his provincial-ministerial rank in May 2005. In August 2011, he became the Chairperson of theAll-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives.[6] In August 2012, Yang Chuangtang was appointed to succeedLi Shenglin asMinister of Transport.[7][8] At the first plenary session of the12th National People's Congress in March 2013, he was endorsed for the position.[9]
Yang was an alternate of the16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the17th and18th Central Committees.[10]
On March 14, 2018, Yang Chuantang, was elected vice-chairman of the13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), becoming a leader of the party and the state. On March 10, 2023, he stepped down from his post as vice-chairman of the CPPCC, and on May 10, 2023, he stepped down from his post as party secretary of the Ministry of Transportation.[11][12]
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Governor of Qinghai 2003–2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Transport 2012–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Party Secretary of Tibet 2004–2006 | Succeeded by |
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