Yu Guoxing is a politician of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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 and the former chairman of Zhejiang

Zhejiang

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 People's Congress.

A native of Zhuji

Zhuji

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, Zhejiang, Yu started working in March 1965, and joined the Communist Party of China

Communist Party of China

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 in July 1965. He graduated from CPC Central Party School. Yu formerly served as vice Party secretary of Qingshan Commune of Zhuji County, Party secretary of Bao'an Commune of Zhuji, secretary of Communist Youth League

Communist Youth League

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 Shaoxing

Shaoxing

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 committee, director of propaganda department of Shaoxing, secretary-general of CPC Shaoxing committee, and vice mayor of Shaoxing. He later became vice Party chief of Shaoxing and secretary of Political and Legislative Affairs Commission of Shaoxing. He was then transferred to Huzhou

Huzhou

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 and became the Party chief in that city and chairman of local People's Congress. Yu was appointed as director of Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Public Security, and later, vice chairman of Zhejiang People's Congress. On May 25, 2007, Yu was elected as the acting chairman of Zhejiang People's Congress after the transfer of Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping

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. He served this post till January 2008.