Chen Liangyu

Chen Liangyu (Chinese陈良宇/陈良宇, Pinyin Chén Liángyǔ; * 1946 in Ningbo) is a Chinese politician.

He was from 7 December 2001 to 21 February 2003 the mayor of Shanghai. Later he was a provincial leader of the province of Shanghai in the service of the Communist Party. In this position he was able to feel safe in the party, thanks to the patronage of Jiang Zemin and his Shanghai faction. So it was that he repeated demands of leadership from Beijing to throttling economic growth and the fight against corruption did not comply.

In 2006, leaned party information Chen Liangyu from a his reputation -preserving displacement during the corruption investigation. At the annual plenum of the Central Committee Hu Jintao sat then surprisingly Chen Liangyu as provincial leader from. The official reason was the involvement in the scandal surrounding the pension fund, cover illegal actions of its employees and favoring his family. The pension fund, he would thus have 400 million yuan ( 40 million euros ) deprived unlawfully.

As the successor to the Mayor of Shanghai Han Zheng was used. The dismissal was very surprising for observers and is seen as a clear warning to other provincial leaders.