Yang Chuantang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Chuantang
杨传堂
Yang Chuantang
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
14 March 2018 – 10 March 2023
ChairmanWang Yang
Minister of Transport
In office
31 August 2012 – 3 September 2016
PremierWen Jiabao
Li Keqiang
Preceded byLi Shenglin
Succeeded byLi Xiaopeng
Communist Party Secretary of Tibet
In office
16 December 2004 – 29 May 2006
Incapacitated October 2005
DeputyQiangba Puncog (Chairman)
Preceded byGuo Jinlong
Succeeded byZhang Qingli
Governor of Qinghai
In office
20 October 2003 – 23 December 2004
Party SecretaryZhao Leji
Preceded byZhao Leji
Succeeded bySong Xiuyan
Personal details
BornMay 1954 (age 70)
Yucheng County, Shandong
NationalityChinese
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materShandong Normal University

Yang Chuantang (simplified Chinese: 杨传堂; traditional Chinese: 楊傳堂; pinyin: Yáng Chuántáng; born May 1954) is a Chinese politician who served as the Minister of Transport of the People's Republic of China from 2012 to 2016. He has also served as the vice chairman of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, governor of Qinghai Province, party chief of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and one of the vice chairmen of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Biography

Shandong

Yang was born in Yucheng, Shandong province. He joined the military at age 18. During the Cultural Revolution, he worked on a rural cooperative, then was transferred to work at a petrochemicals factory, where he ascended the ranks to become supervisor and party secretary. He joined the Communist Youth League[2] and then the Chinese Communist Party in 1976 He then took part in the production of ethylene at the Qilu Petrochemicals Company (now a part of China Petrochemical Corporation) in Shandong, his home province. He studied Chinese between 1981 and 1983 at Shandong Normal University. In August 1987, he was named deputy head of the Communist Youth League of Shandong province. In January 1992, he was sent to become head commissioner (mayor equivalent) of Dezhou prefecture.

Tibet

In November 1993, he was transferred to Tibet to serve as a member of the regional Party Standing Committee and Executive Vice Chairman.

In 1996, he studied Tibetan affairs at the Central Party School and described being "fascinated with" Tibet and its "long hours of sunshine, rich water resources, and diversified geological and climate conditions".[3]

Qinghai

In October 2003, he succeeded Zhao Leji and moved to the position of deputy secretary of the CCP Qinghai Provincial Committee, deputy governor and acting governor of the Qinghai province. Having worked in the petrochemical industry,[2] he was appointed governor of Qinghai Province from January to December 2004.

2nd in Tibet

His promotion to Communist Party Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region in December 2004 was seen as part of a trend in appointing "more highly educated and competent" administrators to lead provincial governments.[2] In November 2005, he was sent to Beijing for treatment of a cerebral hemorrhage. Zhang Qingli was appointed acting secretary of the CCP Tibet Autonomous Region Party Committee,[4] and in May 2006, Zhang was formally appointed secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[5]

Beijing

Yang was given a Deputy Director position at the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, while maintaining his provincial-ministerial rank in May 2005. In August 2011, he became the Chairperson of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives.[6] In August 2012, Yang Chuangtang was appointed to succeed Li Shenglin as Minister of Transport.[7][8] At the first plenary session of the 12th National People's Congress in March 2013, he was endorsed for the position.[9]

Yang was an alternate member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 17th and 18th Central Committees.[10]

On March 14, 2018, Yang Chuantang, was elected vice-chairman of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), becoming a leader of the party and the state. On March 10, 2023, he stepped down from his post as vice-chairman of the CPPCC, and on May 10, 2023, he stepped down from his post as party secretary of the Ministry of Transportation.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "China Vitae : Biography of Yang Chuantang".
  2. ^ a b c "New Tibet Party chief in leadership reshuffle". International Campaign for Tibet. 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2004-12-17.
  3. ^ Gong, Xixiang; Xi, Juan; Guo, Xueyi (September 2006). "Building a Harmonious and Prosperous Tibet" (PDF). China Today.
  4. ^ 瞭望东方周刊社; 瞭望周刊社 (2005). 瞭望东方周刊 (in Chinese). 瞭望东方传媒有限公司. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  5. ^ 中国人物年鉴 (in Chinese). 华艺出版社. 2008. p. 82. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  6. ^ "杨传堂同志简历". politics.people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  7. ^ "杨传堂任交通运输部党组书记 李盛霖不再担任该职_中华人民共和国中央人民政府门户网站". 中国政府网_中央人民政府门户网站 (in Chinese). 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  8. ^ "杨传堂接替李盛霖任交通运输部部长". 经济频道-财新网 (in Chinese). 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  9. ^ "全国人大决定杨传堂为交通运输部部长". 中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻 (in Chinese). 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  10. ^ "中国共产党第十八届中央委员会委员名单_共产党员网". 共产党员网_中共中央组织部 (in Chinese). 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  11. ^ "交通运输部党组书记调整-交通要闻-中华人民共和国交通运输部". 中华人民共和国交通运输部 - Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  12. ^ "交通部党组书记杨传堂卸任，李小鹏书记部长"一肩挑"". 澎湃新闻 (in Chinese). 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Qinghai
2003–2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Transport
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Tibet Autonomous Region Committee
2004–2006 		Succeeded by