Ying Yong | |
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| 应勇 | |
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| Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Jun |
| Deputy Procurator-General of theSupreme People's Procuratorate | |
| In office 2 September 2022 – 11 March 2023 | |
| Procurator-General | Zhang Jun |
| Party Secretary of Hubei | |
| In office 13 February 2020 – 28 March 2022 | |
| Deputy | Wang Xiaodong Wang Zhonglin (Governor) |
| General Secretary | Xi Jinping |
| Preceded by | Jiang Chaoliang |
| Succeeded by | Wang Menghui |
| Mayor of Shanghai | |
| In office 20 January 2017 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Party Secretary | Han Zheng Li Qiang |
| Preceded by | Yang Xiong |
| Succeeded by | Gong Zheng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-11-17)17 November 1957 (age 67) Xianju County,Zhejiang,China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | China University of Political Science and Law Hangzhou University |
Ying Yong (simplified Chinese:应勇;traditional Chinese:應勇;pinyin:Yīng Yǒng; born 17 November 1957) is a Chinese politician and lawyer who is currently serving as theprocurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
Ying came to prominence beginning in 2003 inZhejiang province, and served as the president of the provincial High Court. He served as the head of the Organization Department of theShanghai Municipal Party Committee before he becamedeputy Party secretary of Shanghai. He became the mayor of Shanghai in January 2017. On February 12, 2020, Ying was appointedParty secretary of Hubei, replacingJiang Chaoliang during theCOVID-19 pandemic, where he served until March 2022.
Ying was born inXianju County,Zhejiang province, near the city ofTaizhou. He joined theChinese Communist Party in April 1979. He holds law degrees from theChina University of Political Science and Law andHangzhou University.
Ying began his career inHuangyan County, Zhejiang, working for the county industry bureau and the local police station. He then served as the mayor of the town of Chengguan (城关镇). He successively worked his way up the bureaucratic hierarchy in Taizhou, heading its public security department, then itsPolitical and Legal Affairs Commission (Zhengfawei). He then became the police chief andZhengfawei head of neighboringShaoxing.[1]
Ying was promoted to the provincial government in 1995, serving as the deputy provincial police chief, then the head of the provincial office for combating illegal drugs, and the leader of an effort to combat terrorism. In July 2003, Ying was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and several months later the concurrent head of the provincial Department of Supervision.[1]At the time,Xi Jinping was the provincial party secretary. As such, Ying has been named by political observers as a member of the "New Zhijiang Army." In November 2006, Ying was named president of the Zhejiang Provincial High Court.
Ying became president of the Shanghai High Court in January 2008. In April 2013, Ying was named the head of the Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, and a member of themunicipality's Party Standing Committee. In June 2014, he was named deputy party secretary, overseeing party affairs and the municipal party school. In September 2016, he further obtained the office of vice-mayor. This was considered highly unusual, as deputy party secretaries do not usually hold deputy government positions simultaneously. The move was therefore interpreted as grooming Ying for higher office, likely the future mayor of Shanghai.[1] On 20 January 2017, Ying Yong was elected as mayor of Shanghai. Ying was the first mayor sinceZhu Rongji to have spent the majority of his career outside of the municipality. Observers have noted that Ying is likely slated for further promotion.[2] In 2017 he was elected a full member of the19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Ying was a delegate to the18th Party Congress, and a delegate to the 11th and 12thNational People's Congress.
On February 12, 2020, Ying was appointedParty secretary of Hubei, replacingJiang Chaoliang during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] On June 19, he was elected chairman of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress.[5]
On April 20, 2022, he was made vice chairperson of theConstitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress.[6][7] On September 2, he was chosen as deputy procurator-general of theSupreme People's Procuratorate.[8] On 11 March 2023, he was formally elected as theprocurator-general, succeeding Zhang Jun.[9]
Media related toYing Yong at Wikimedia Commons| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by | President of Zhejiang Provincial Supervision Department 2003–2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Executive Vice Mayor of Shanghai 2016–2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Mayor of Shanghai 2017–2020 | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | President of the Zhejiang High People's Court 2005–2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Shanghai High People's Court 2008–2013 | Succeeded by Cui Yadong [zh] |
| Preceded by | Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate 2023–present | Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Head of the Organization Department of the Shanghai Party Committee 2013–2014 | Succeeded by Xu Zezhou |
| Deputy Party Secretary ofShanghai 2014–2017 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Party Secretary of Hubei 2020–2022 | Succeeded by |
| Assembly seats | ||
| Previous: Jiang Chaoliang | Chairman of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress 2020–2023 | Succeeded by Wang Menghui |