Yang Jing (born December 1953) is the Chairman of State Ethnic Affairs Commission

State Ethnic Affairs Commission

The State Ethnic Affairs Commission is responsible for relations between the Central Government and ethnic minorities in China.It is one of several departments or commissions under the State Council of the People's Republic of China.-List of Chairmen:...

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Biography

He is of Mongol ancestry and a native of Jungar Banner

Jungar Banner

Jungar Banner is a banner of western Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China, lying on the western bank of the Yellow River and bordering the provinces of Shanxi to the southeast and Shaanxi to the southwest. It is under the administration of Ordos City.-References:*...

 in Ordos City

Ordos City

Ordos is one of the twelve major subdivisions of Inner Mongolia, China. It is located within the Ordos Loop of the Yellow River. Although mainly rural, Ordos is administered as a prefecture-level city...

. Between 2003 and 2008 he served as the Chairman of Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...

 and concurrently the region's Deputy party secretary

Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...

, alongside Party Secretary Chu Bo

Chu Bo

Chu Bo is a regional Chinese politician. He served as the Communist Party of China Secretary for the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, therefore the top leader of the region, holding position from 2001 to 2009. Previously he served as Governor of Hunan....

. He was removed from the office in 2008 for his new appointment in Beijing. He was elected a Central Committee member at the Communist Party's 17th Party Congress

17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing, China, at the Great Hall of the People from 15 to 21 October 2007. The Congress marked significant shift in the political direction of the country as CPC General Secretary Hu Jintao solidified his position of leadership...

in 2007.