Chen Liangyu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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former member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China
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Place of Birth: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
About Chen Liangyu
- Chen Liangyu (born October 24, 1946) is a disgraced Chinese politician best known for his tenure as the Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai, the city's top office, from 2002 to his dismissal in 2006, and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China.Chen worked in Shanghai for his entire public life, serving as mayor from 2001 to 2003.
- Chen took on numerous mega-projects while he was mayor, including the mass expansion of the Shanghai Subway and the construction of the Yangshan Port.
- Chen contributed to the city's economic development, and was instrumental in Shanghai's bid to host the 2010 World Expo.
- Chen, a prominent member of the Shanghai clique, was also known for his political partisanship and opposition to the macro-economic control policies of the Hu-Wen Administration. Chen was removed from office in September 2006 after a scandal came to light about misuse of money in Shanghai's social security fund.
- He became the second incumbent Politburo member since 1989 to be expelled from the party.
- In April 2008, Chen was sentenced to 18 years in prison upon being convicted on charges of financial fraud, abuse of power, and bribery.
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