Yu Zhengsheng, Han nationality, a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, was born in April 1945. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in November 1964 and started to work in August 1963. He graduated from the specialty of ballistic missile automatic control specialty of the Missile Engineering Department of the Harbin Military Engineering Institute; with a university education, he holds the professional title as an Engineer.

1963-1968 Student majoring in ballistic missile automatic control of the Missile Engineering Department of the Harbin Military Engineering Institute

1968-1971 Technician of the No. 6 Radio Factory of Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province

1971-1975 Technician and leading member of the Qiaoxi Radio Factory of Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province

1975-1981 Technician and engineer of the Electronics Application Research Institute of the 4th Ministry of Machine- Building Industry

1981-1982 Deputy chief engineer of the Electronics Application Research Institute of the 4th Ministry of Machine-Building Industry

1982-1982 Deputy director of the Electronics Application Research Institute of the Ministry of Electronics Industry

1982-1984 Head and deputy chief engineer of the Second Systems Section of the Computer Industry Management Bureau of the Ministry of Electronics Industry and concurrently director of the microcomputer management department

1984-1984 Deputy director-general of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Electronics Industry

1984-1985 Leading member, vice-president and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the China Welfare Fund for the Disabled (confirmed as governmental department in rank in Dec. 1984; acting general manager of the Kanghua Industrial Company from Jan. to March 1985)

1985-1987 Deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Yantai City, Shandong Province

1987-1989 Deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Yantai City, Shandong Province, and mayor of the city

1989-1989 Deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Qingdao City, Shandong Province and vice-mayor of the city

1989-1992 Deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Qingdao City, Shandong Province, and mayor of the city

1992-1994 Standing Committee member and secretary of the Party Committee of Qingdao City, Shandong Province, and mayor of the city

1994-1997 Member of the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial Party Committee, secretary of the Party Committee of Qingdao City and mayor of the city (during which he studied at the Central Party School from March to May 1996)

1997-1998 Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Ministry of Construction and vice-minister of Construction

1998-2001 Minister of Construction and Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Ministry

2001-2002 Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee

2002 Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress

2002-2003 Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Hubei Provincial Committee; chairman, Standing Committee, Hubei Provincial People's Congress

2003-2007 Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Hubei Provincial Committee

2007-2008 Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

2008-2011 Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; first executive deputy director, Organizing Committee; and director, Executive Committee; for Shanghai 2010 World Expo

2011-2012 Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

2012- Member, Standing Committee, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Alternate member, Fourteenth CPC Central Committee; member, Fifteenth through Eighteenth CPC Central Committees; member, Political Bureau, Sixteenth through Eighteenth CPC Central Committees; member, Standing Committee, Political Bureau, Eighteenth CPC Central Committee.