Ni Hong (politician) explained

Office1:Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
Term Start1:24 June 2022
Premier1:Li Keqiang
Li Qiang
Predecessor1:Wang Menghui
Ni Hong
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Anshan, Liaoning, China
Party:Communist Party
Alma Mater:Harbin Institute of Technology

Ni Hong (; born October 1962) is a Chinese politician who is the current Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, in office since June 2022.

He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Ni was born in Anshan, Liaoning, in October 1962. After resuming the national college entrance examination, in 1979, he entered the Harbin Institute of Architectural Engineering (now Harbin Institute of Technology), majoring in industrial and civil buildings.

He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1983, on the verge of graduation. After graduating in 1983, he was assigned to the Village and Town Construction Department of the Ministry of Construction.

In April 1996, he became assistant mayor of Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui province, and was elevated to vice mayor in August 1999. He was appointed party branch secretary of Anhui Provincial Department of Construction (later reshuffled as Anhui Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development) in December 2002, concurrently serving as director since January 2006.

He was recalled to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and appointed director of Housing Reform and Development Division in December 2010. He moved up the ranks to become vice minister in June 2015 and minister in June 2022.[1] [2] [3] [4]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Rental housing plan targets young people . 25 June 2022 . Chinadaily.com . 1 August 2021.
  2. News: China's housing ministry moves to stabilize city real estate . 25 June 2022 . xinhuanet.com . 30 July 2021.
  3. News: Zhuang Yu (Chinese: 庄彧). http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201507/10/t20150710_5901763.shtml . zh:倪虹任住建部副部长 陈大卫不再担任 . ce.cn . 10 July 2010 . 25 June 2022 . zh.
  4. News: Yi Yi (Chinese: 伊一). http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/202206/17/t20220617_37770239.shtml . zh:倪虹任住房和城乡建设部党组书记 . ce.cn . 17 June 2022 . 25 June 2022 . zh.