Chen Zhenggao

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Chen Zhenggao
Trần chính cao
Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
In office 27 June 2014 – 27 June 2017
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Jiang Weixin
Succeeded by	Wang Menghui
Governor of Liaoning
In office 22 December 2007 – 5 May 2014
Party Secretary	Zhang Wenyue Wang Min
Preceded by	Zhang Wenyue
Succeeded by	Li Xi
Personal details
Born	March 1952 Haicheng County,Liaoning,China
Died	16 June 2024(2024-06-16)(aged 72) Beijing,China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Dalian Maritime University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	TrầnChínhCao
Traditional Chinese	TrầnChínhCao
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Zhènggāo

Chen Zhenggao(Chinese:Trần chính cao;pinyin:Chén Zhènggāo;March 1952 – 16 June 2024) was a Chinese politician. He was best known for his terms as Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and governor ofLiaoningprovince.

Biography

Chen was born inHaicheng,LiaoningProvince, China. He was the mayor ofShenyang,the capital of Liaoning. In December 2005, he was appointed the secretary of the CPC's Shenyang City committee. On 22 December 2007, the standing committee of Liaoning People's Congress accepted the request for the resignation ofZhang Wenyueas the governor of the Liaoning, and appointed Chen Zhenggao as the vice-governor. The committee also decided that Chen would become the actingGovernor of Liaoning.

In 2009, amidst the ongoing global financial crisis, Chen led a group of over 200 officials on a business trip to Japan, where they spent a total of 50 millionyen(roughly US$500,000) on dining and related expenses.

In 2014, Chen was appointed the Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development replacingJiang Weixin,andLi Xisucceeded him as Governor of Liaoning. He left office in 2017 upon reaching the mandated retirement age for ministerial-level officials of 65.

He was an alternate member of the CPC's 17th Central Committee and a full member of the CPC's 18th Central Committee.

Chen died on 16 June 2024, at the age of 72.