- Yu Youjun
Yu Youjun (zh-stp|s=于幼军|t=于幼軍|p=Yú Yòujūn; born January,
1953 ) is a mainland Chinese politician and former governor ofShanxi province.Biography
A native of
Feng County ,Jiangsu , Yu has previously worked inGuangdong as district governors in the city ofGuangzhou , as well as propaganda chief of the provincial propaganda department. He joined theCommunist Party of China in June 1976.He came to prominence as the Mayor of
Shenzhen , China's first and arguably most successfulSpecial Economic Zone , in2000 . His performance led to his promotion to Vice Governor ofHunan province in 2003.In 2005 he was promoted again to become Governor of the coal-rich province of Shanxi. During his time in Shanxi, he undertook several key initiatives including the closure of several thousand illegal coal mines and the improvement of environment. He came onto the international spotlight following the
2007 Chinese slave scandal involving children and migrant workers who were forced to work inkiln s. He publicly apologized for the mishap, a rare occurence in China, and held himself accountable.Yu resigned as governor on September 3 2007 as part of a wider Party reshuffle and is currently the Party Secretary of the
Ministry of Culture . [zh [http://www.hkcna.hk/doc/2008/2008-03-17/36816.shtml 楊潔篪等27內閣成員脫穎而出 於幼軍突落選受關注] ]References
External links
* [http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2006-01/16/content_4055843.htm Yu's official biography]
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