Yang Xiong (politician)

Yang Xiong (Chinese: 杨雄; November 1953 – 12 April 2021) was a Chinese politician and business executive. He was Mayor of Shanghai.[1][2]

Yang Xiong
杨雄
Mayor of Shanghai
In office
26 December 2012 – 17 January 2017
Acting until 1 February 2013
Preceded byHan Zheng
Succeeded byYing Yong
Personal details
BornNovember 1953
Nanhui, Jiangsu (now Pudong, Shanghai), China
DiedApril 12, 2021(2021-04-12) (aged 67)
Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materChinese Academy of Social Sciences
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

On 17 January 2017, Yang resigned as mayor.[3] He was replaced by Ying Yong.[4]

Yang died surprisingly on 12 April 2021 at Huashan Hospital from heart failure.[5] He was 67.

References
  1. 杨雄同志简历 [Biography of Yang Xiong] (in Chinese). People.com.cn. December 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. "Yang Xiong". China Vitae. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. 杨雄辞任上海市市长
  4. 应勇当选上海市人民政府市长 Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine - Eastday (February 4, 2017)
  5. 时正 (12 April 2021). "上海市原市长杨雄同志逝世". 上观新闻. 解放日报社. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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