Han Zheng

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Han Zheng (Chinese: 韩正) (born in Cixi, Zhejiang province, April 1954) is the current mayor of Shanghai, and since the dismissal of Party Chief Chen Liangyu in September 2006, has taken over as Acting CPC Shanghai Committee Secretary. As the most senior member of the Shanghai clique who is not a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, and member of the emerging fifth generation, whether or not he attains higher office in coming years will be a barometer of whether the Clique retains its national influence.

He joined the CPC in 1979. He holds a Master's Degree and is a senior economist. He joined the CPC Central Committee in 2002. In 2003 he was named the Mayor of Shanghai at age 48, the youngest Mayor the city has seen in fifty years. A vocal advocate of the Shanghai real estate boom, Han has a largely positive image with the Shanghai populace.

On September 25, 2006, Han became the acting Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee after the dismissal of Chen Liangyu over corruption probes. With what were believed to be stern messages sent by President Hu Jintao, Han led a municipal task force to crack down on the corruption in Shanghai, and is now believed to be a Hu loyalist. The political situation in Shanghai has so far stabilized, but Han's future is still uncertain.

Preceded by: Chen Liangyu

Mayor of Shanghai 2003–

Succeeded by: incumbent

Persondata
NAME	Han Zheng
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	韩正 (Chinese)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Mayor of Shanghai
DATE OF BIRTH	April 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cixi, Zhejiang, China
DATE OF DEATH	living
PLACE OF DEATH