Guo Yonghang Explained

Office1:Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou
Term Start1:16 June 2023
Deputy1:Sun Zhiyang
Predecessor1:Lin Keqing
Office2:Mayor of Guangzhou
Term Start2:28 January 2022
Term End2:9 October 2023
Predecessor2:Wen Guohui
Successor2:Sun Zhiyang
Office3:Communist Party Secretary of Zhuhai
Term Start3:February 2018
Term End3:November 2021
Predecessor3:Guo Yuanqiang
Successor3:Lu Yuyin
Guo Yonghang
Native Name:郭永航
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Jiyang, Shandong, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Wuhan University

Guo Yonghang (; born October 1965) is a Chinese politician who is the current party secretary of Guangzhou, in office since June 2023. He is a delegate to the 14th National People's Congress.

Biography

Born in 1965 in Jiyang District in Jinan, Shandong, Guo attended Wuhan University from 1985 to 1989 where he studied Chinese history at the Department of History and during this period in June 1986, he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Following graduation, he was assigned to Shenzhen where he worked in propaganda and organization department, and general office of the CCP Shenzhen Municipal Committee. From 2002, he served as the deputy director of the propaganda department of the CCP Shenzhen Municipal Committee, director of the cultural industry development office of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government and Deputy secretary-general of the CCP Shenzhen Municipal Committee. During this period, he obtained a doctorate in management from Wuhan University with a major in administrative management.[1] [2]

In June 2010, he was appointed Secretary of the CCP Yantian District Committee in Shenzhen, and in February of the following year, he also served as Chairman of the District People's Congress Standing Committee. In May 2015, he was promoted to member of the Standing Committee and secretary-general of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee.[2]

In February 2018, he was transferred to Zhuhai where served as secretary of the CCP Zhuhai Municipal Committee, chairman of the Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee and first secretary of the Zhuhai Garrison Party Committee, till 2021. At the sane period, he also served as deputy director of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin and secretary of the Hengqin Working Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.[2] [3] [4]

On 19 October 2021, he was promoted to the position of Vice Governor of Guangdong. On December 3 of the same year, just over a month after taking office as Vice Governor of Guangdong, he took over as Deputy Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee and became the acting Mayor of the Guangzhou. On 28 January 2022, he was elected Mayor of Guangzhou.[5] [6]

On 16 June 2023, he concurrently served as member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Guangdong Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CCP Guangzhou Municipal Committee. On October 9 of the same year, he resigned as Mayor of Guangzhou and was succeeded by Sun Zhiyang.[7] [8]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comrade Guo Yonghang appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee. 16 June 2023. Outlook New Era . 9 June 2024.
  2. Web site: 郭永航任广东省副省长. 19 October 2021. CCTV . 9 June 2024.
  3. Web site: 横琴:从边陲海岛变成开发热岛. 6 September 2018. Sznews . 9 June 2024.
  4. Web site: 郭永航、方利旭、梁维东分任珠海、汕头、东莞市委书记. 3 August 2018. The Paper . 9 June 2024.
  5. Web site: 郭永航任广东省副省长. Southerncn.com. 2021-10-19. 2024-06-09.
  6. Web site: 郭永航任广州市代市长. Lianhe Zaobao. 2021-12-04. 2024-06-09.
  7. Web site: 郭永航任广东省委常委、广州市委书记 林克庆不再担任. district.ce.cn. 2023-06-16. 2024-06-09.
  8. Web site: 孙志洋任广州市副市长、代市长. Southcn.com. 2023-10-09. 2024-06-09.