Huang Ju, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Huang Ju

Chinese politician

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1938

Place of Birth: Shanghai, China

Date of Death: 02-Jun-2007

Profession: politician

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Huang Ju

  • Huang Ju (28 September 1938 – 2 June 2007) was a Chinese politician and a high-ranking leader in the Communist Party of China.
  • He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, China's top decision making body, between 2002 and 2007, and also served as the first-ranked Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China beginning in 2003.
  • He died in office before he could complete his terms on the Standing Committee and as Vice-Premier.An electrical engineer by trade, Huang was a close confidante of party leader Jiang Zemin, to whom he owed his rise to power.
  • He served as Mayor of Shanghai between 1991 and 1994, then Communist Party Secretary of the metropolis between 1994 and 2002.
  • Huang's career in Shanghai and his family's alleged involvement in several corruption cases in the city generated controversy.
  • After 2002, Huang emerged as one of the least popular and most partisan members of China's top leadership, and was named by observers as a "core member" of the Shanghai clique.

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