Yin Hejun (; born 14 January 1963) is a Chinese politician and engineer, currently serving as vice president of the

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. He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternate member of the

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. He is a representative of the

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and a member of the

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Biography

Yin was born in Gujiao County (now Gujiao),

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...

, on 14 January 1963. He graduated from Taiyuan Institute of Technology (now

Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan University of Technology () (abbreviation: TYUT or TUT) is a university in Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, under the authority of the provincial government. In 2012, it celebrated its 110th anniversary. It has been included in major national i ...

) in 1983 and Xidian University in 1989. He joined the

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(CCP) in June 1983. He earned his doctorate degree in electromagnetic field and microwave technology from the

in 1995. After graduating in March 1995, Yin stayed and worked at the Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he was promoted to executive deputy director in August 1999 and to director in August 2001. After a short term as director of the High Technology Research and Development Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in January 2008, he rose to become vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In November 2015, Yin was transferred to the central government and appointed vice minister of Science and Technology. In March 2017, Yin was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee, the capital city's top authority. He was vice mayor of

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in April 2017, in addition to serving as party secretary of the CCP Zhongguancun Management Committee. In October 2018, Yin was made deputy party secretary of the neighboring city

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and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Tianjin Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. In November 2020, Yin was recalled to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and appointed vice president (ministerial level) for the second time.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yin, Hejun 1963 births Living people People from Gujiao Taiyuan University of Technology alumni Xidian University alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Shanxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanxi Alternate members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party