Huang Mengfu () is a vice chairman of the China People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the

All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), also called the All-China Chamber of Industry and Commerce (ACCIC) is a people's organization and chamber of commerce, established in 1953 as a successor to the chambers of commerce that ...

. He ranks as a national leader of China. Huang Mengfu is a grandson of former Chinese vice premier

Huang Yanpei Huang Yanpei (; 1 October 1878 – 21 December 1965) was a Chinese educator, writer, and politician. He was a founding pioneer of the China Democratic League and the China National Democratic Construction Association, which are among the eigh ...

(, 1878–1965) who is regarded as the founder of modern vocational

education in China Education in the People's Republic of China is primarily managed by the state-run public education system, which falls under the Ministry of Education. All citizens must attend school for a minimum of nine years, known as nine-year compulsory ...

. Huang Mengfu was born in

Chongqing ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...

in January 1944 and grew up in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

and

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

in his grandfather's household. He is a metallurgical engineer and a 1968 graduate of the Beijing Steel and Iron Institute. From 1968 to 1992, he made a career from a normal steel worker to vice director of the Nanjing Iron and Steel Works in

Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

. He was appointed vice mayor of

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

in 1992 and vice chairman of the Jiangsu People's Congress Standing Committee in 1998. In 2001, he was appointed vice chairman of the

, and was appointed chairman of ACFIC in November 2002, replacing

Jing Shuping Jing Shuping (, 7 July 1918 – September 14, 2009) was a Chinese businessman who founded the Minsheng Bank, the first privately owned bank to open in the Communist People's Republic of China, in 1996. Jing Shuping graduated from Saint Joh ...

who retired. As a result of his position, he was also appointed vice chairman of the

CPPCC The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s united front system. Its members advise and put proposals ...

in March 2003. He was confirmed for a second five-year term in both positions in November 2007 and March 2008. Huang is also honorary vice chairman of the Red Cross of China,Red Cross of China Leaders
/ref> honorary chairman of the China Employment Promotion Association, and holds leading and honorary positions in a number of other business and

philanthropic Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material ...

organizations of China.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Mengfu 1944 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Shanghai Political office-holders in Jiangsu Vice chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference