Huang Ju Politician

Huang Ju (28 September 1938 – 2 June 2007) was the First-ranking Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China. He joined the Communist Party of China in March 1966. He was ranked 6th out of 9, and was one of the least popular and most partisan members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Party. Huang, considered "one of China's most mysterious politicians", was a powerful member of the Shanghai clique.Having been both the Mayor of Shanghai and the city's party chief in the 1990s, Huang enjoyed very close relations with his patron Jiang Zemin, he was known to be strongly opposed to General Secretary and President Hu Jintao. During his tenure in Shanghai Huang and his family members were involved in various corruption cases. He died in office on 2 June 2007.

Personal facts

Huang Ju
Birth dateSeptember 28, 1938
Birth place
China , Jiashan County , Republic of China (1912–49)
Date of deathJune 02, 2007
Place of death
China
Education
Tsinghua University

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Office holder

office
Mayor of Shanghai
First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
party
Communist Party of China
successor
Xu Kuangdi

Huang Ju on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2007-06-05/204313159209.shtml
  2. http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Huang_Ju
  3. http://www7.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2007_6_2_15_44_9_353.html