Chen Liangyu

Who is Chen Liangyu?

Chen Liangyu was a politician in the People's Republic of China from the ruling Communist Party, and CPC Shanghai Committee Secretary, the city's top office, from 2002 to his dismissal in 2006, and a member of the Central Politburo.

Chen worked in Shanghai for his entire public life, serving as Mayor from 2001–2003. Chen took on numerous mega-projects while he was mayor, 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 dismissed in September 2006 for alleged corruption charges related to the misuse of money in Shanghai's social security fund. In April 2008, Chen was sentenced to 18 years in prison on charges of financial fraud, abuse of power, and accepting bribery.