Yin Yong
殷勇
Mayor of Beijing
Assumed office
28 October 2022
(Acting until 19 January 2023)
Party SecretaryCai Qi
Yin Li
Preceded byChen Jining
Personal details
BornAugust 1969 (age 54)
Caidian, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materTsinghua University
Harvard University

Yin Yong (Chinese: 殷勇; pinyin: Yīn Yǒng; born August 1969) is a Chinese banker and politician who is the mayor of Beijing, in office since 28 October 2022.[1] Previously, he served as deputy party secretary of Beijing, vice mayor of Beijing, and vice governor of People's Bank of China.

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[2][3]

Biography

Yin was born in Caidian District of Wuhan, Hubei, in August 1969.[4] In 1987, he entered the Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, and earned his doctor's degree in economic management under the supervision of Zheng Weimin.[4] He also holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.[4]

Yin joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1994, and began his political career in January 1997, when he was despatched to the Reserve Management Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.[4] He also served as general manager of China Investment Corporation (Singapore) between 2001 and 2002.[4]

On 19 August 2015, Yin was named assistant governor of the People's Bank of China, and was elevated to vice governor on 27 December 2016, becoming the youngest vice governor and governor in the history of the People's Bank of China.[4][5][6][7]

On 19 January 2018, Yin was appointed vice mayor of Beijing, and ten months later was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee, the capital city's top authority.[8] In June 2022, he was made deputy party secretary of Beijing,[9] in addition to serving as acting mayor since 28 October.[1] On 19 January 2023, he was formally elected as the mayor by the Beijing Municipal People's Congress.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Yin Yong appointed acting mayor of Beijing". 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Xu Kun (徐锟) (22 October 2022). 中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单（171名）. Chinadaily (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 “年轻的外储操盘手”殷勇再获晋升，出任央行副行长. thepaper (in Chinese). 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Ma Changyan (马常艳) (27 December 2016). 央行行长助理殷勇升任副行长（图/简历）. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Shao Yuanyuan (邵媛媛) (12 August 2017). 央行殷勇：如何解决每年“一带一路”基建6千亿美元投资缺口. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Li Ying (李英) (14 January 2018). 中国人民银行副行长殷勇：人民币国际化空间巨大. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  8. ↑ 北京市副市长殷勇到中国通号调研. thepaper (in Chinese). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Wang Jianliang (王建亮) (30 June 2022). 蔡奇当选北京市委书记，陈吉宁、殷勇当选市委副书记. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Yin Yong elected mayor of Beijing". Xinhua News Agency. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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