Yang Zhenwu

Yang Zhenwu
Yang Zhenwu
杨振武
	Yang in July 2017
Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
	In office; 17 March 2018 – 10 March 2023
Chairman	Li Zhanshu
Preceded by	Wang Chen
Succeeded by	Liu Qi
President of the People's Daily
	In office; 30 April 2014 – 2018
Preceded by	Zhang Yannong [zh]
Succeeded by	Li Baoshan
Editor-in-Chief of the People's Daily
	In office; 27 April 2013 – 2014
Preceded by	Cai Mingzhao
Succeeded by	Li Baoshan
Head of the Propaganda Department of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee
	In office; 2009–2013
Party Secretary	Yu Zhengsheng; Han Zheng
Preceded by	Wang Zhongwei [zh]
Succeeded by	Xu Lin
Personal details
Born	May 1956 (age 68); Xinle County, Hebei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Nankai University; Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	杨振武
Traditional Chinese	楊振武
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yáng Zhènwǔ

Yang Zhenwu^[a] (born May 1956) is a Chinese politician who served as president of the People's Daily from 2014 to 2018. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1975, and entered the workforce in September 1978. He is a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1] He was a representative of the 17th and 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[2]

Biography

Yang was born in Xinle County, Hebei, in May 1956. In 1976, he entered Nankai University, majoring in Chinese language and literature.

After graduating in 1978, he was dispatched to the People's Daily, where he was promoted to editor-in-chief in 2013 and to president in 2014.^[3]^[4]^[5] He also served as head of the Propaganda Department of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee and member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee between 2009 and 2013. In 2018, he took office as secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress.

Notes

^ Chinese: 杨振武; pinyin: Yáng Zhènwǔ

References

^ Yang Ting (杨婷) (24 October 2017). 十九大受权发布：中国共产党第十九届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ 杨振武任人民日报社总编辑（图） [Yang Zhenwu is the editor-in-chief of People's Daily]. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 28 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ Qin Jing (秦静) (27 April 2013). 杨振武任人民日报社总编辑. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (30 April 2014). 杨振武任人民日报社社长李宝善任总编辑. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ Yao Yi (姚奕) (30 April 2014). 杨振武任人民日报社社长李宝善任人民日报社总编辑. people.com.cn (in Chinese).

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Party political offices
Preceded by Wang Zhongwei [zh]	Head of the Propaganda Department of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee 2009–2013	Succeeded by Xu Lin
Government offices
Preceded by Zhang Yannong [zh]	Editor-in-Chief of the People's Daily 2013–2014	Succeeded by Li Baoshan
Preceded by Cai Mingzhao	President of the People's Daily 2014–2018	Succeeded by Li Baoshan
Assembly seats
Preceded by Wang Chen	Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress 2018–present	Incumbent

[1] Chinese: 杨振武; pinyin: Yáng Zhènwǔ

[2] Yang Ting (杨婷) (24 October 2017). 十九大受权发布：中国共产党第十九届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[3] 杨振武任人民日报社总编辑（图） [Yang Zhenwu is the editor-in-chief of People's Daily]. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 28 April 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[4] Qin Jing (秦静) (27 April 2013). 杨振武任人民日报社总编辑. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[5] Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (30 April 2014). 杨振武任人民日报社社长李宝善任总编辑. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[6] Yao Yi (姚奕) (30 April 2014). 杨振武任人民日报社社长李宝善任人民日报社总编辑. people.com.cn (in Chinese).

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