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
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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

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 中文). 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). https://www.jfdaily.com/staticsg/res/html/web/newsDetail.html?id=357915. Retrieved 12 April 2021.