Chen Gang (born 1966)
Chen Gang (Chinese: 陈刚; born May 1966) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the Vice Mayor of Beijing, and a member of the Beijing Party Standing Committee. Chen was born in Chongyang County, Hubei province. He joined the Communist Party of China in May 1988. He held a graduate degree in urban planning obtained from Tsinghua University, and a master's degree in engineering. He joined the Communist Youth League while attending university. He has served as assistant to the mayor of Liuzhou, Guangxi, and worked in the urban planning department in that city. He has also served as the deputy director of the Beijing Urban-Rural Planning Commission, and director of the Beijing Urban Planning Commission.[1]
Chen is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.