Chen Zhenggao (; March 1952 – 16 June 2024) was a Chinese politician. He was best known for his terms as Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and governor of

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province.

Biography

Chen was born in Haicheng,

Province, China. He was the mayor of

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, the capital of Liaoning. In December 2005, he was appointed the secretary of the CPC's Shenyang City committee. On 22 December 2007, the standing committee of Liaoning People's Congress accepted the request for the resignation of Zhang Wenyue as the governor of the Liaoning, and appointed Chen Zhenggao as the vice-governor. The committee also decided that Chen would become the acting

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. In 2009, despite the

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, Chen led a group of over 200 officials on a business trip to Japan, where they spent a total of 50 million

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(roughly US$500,000) 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 ministerial-level officials of 65. He was an alternate of the CPC's 17th Central Committee and a full member of the CPC's 18th Central Committee. Chen died on 16 June 2024, at the age of 72.住建部原部长陈政高逝世，享年72岁

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Zhenggao 1952 births 2024 deaths Politicians from Anshan Governors of Liaoning People from Haicheng, Liaoning People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Alternates 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