Chen Zhenggao (; born March 1952) is a Chinese politician. He is best known for his terms as Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and governor of

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmo ...

province.

Biography

Chen was born in Haicheng,

Province, China. He was the mayor of

Shenyang Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu name Mukden, is a major Chinese sub-provincial city and the provincial capital of Liaoning province. Located in central-north Liaoning, it is the provi ...

, the capital of Liaoning. In December 2005, he was appointed as the secretary of CPC's Shenyang City committee. On December 22, 2007, the standing committee of Liaoning people's congress accepted the request of resignation of Zhang Wenyue as the governor of Liaoning, and appointed Chen Zhenggao as the vice governor. The committee also decided Chen became the acting

Governor of Liaoning The politics of Liaoning Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a single party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China. The Governor of Liaoning () is the highest-ranking official in the Peo ...

people's government. In 2009, amidst the ongoing global financial crisis, Chen led a group of over 200 officials on a business trip to Japan, where they spent a total of 50 million yen (roughly $500,000US) on dining and related expenses. In 2014, Chen was appointed the Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development replacing Jiang Weixin, and Li Xi succeeded him as Governor of Liaoning. He left office in 2017 upon reaching the mandated retirement age for minister level officials of 65. He was an alternate member of CPC's 17th central committee and a full member of CPC's 18th central committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Zhenggao 1952 births Living people Politicians from Anshan Governors of Liaoning Government ministers of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Alternate members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Dalian Maritime University alumni Dongbei University of Finance and Economics alumni Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning Mayors of Shenyang