Yin Hejun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yin.
Yin Hejun
阴和俊
Yin in 2017
Minister of Science and Technology
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 October 2023
PremierLi Qiang
Preceded byWang Zhigang
Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 October 2023
General SecretaryXi Jinping
MinisterWang Zhigang
Preceded byWang Zhigang
Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
In office
December 2020 – October 2023
PresidentHou Jianguo
Preceded byHou Jianguo
Succeeded byWu Zhaohui
Personal details
Born (1963-01-14) 14 January 1963 (age 62)
Gujiao County, Shanxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materTaiyuan University of Technology
Xidian University
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阴和俊
Traditional Chinese陰和俊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYin Hejun

Yin Hejun (Chinese: 阴和俊; born 14 January 1963) is a Chinese politician and engineer who is currently the minister of Science and Technology and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology. He was previously also a vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Early life

Yin was born in Gujiao County (now Gujiao), Shanxi, on 14 January 1963.[1] He graduated from Taiyuan Institute of Technology (now Taiyuan University of Technology) in 1983 and Xidian University in 1989. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1983. He earned his doctorate degree in electromagnetic field and microwave technology from the Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1995.

Career

After graduating in March 1995, Yin stayed and worked at the Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he was promoted to executive deputy director in August 1999 and to director in August 2001. After a short term as director of the High Technology Research and Development Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in January 2008, he rose to become vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]

In November 2015, Yin was transferred to the central government and appointed vice minister of Science and Technology.[1]

In March 2017, Yin was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee, the capital city's top authority. He was vice mayor of Beijing in April 2017, in addition to serving as party secretary of the CCP Zhongguancun Management Committee.[1]

In October 2018, Yin was made deputy party secretary of the neighboring city Tianjin and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Tianjin Municipal Committee, the city's top authority.[2]

In November 2020, Yin was recalled to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and appointed vice president (ministerial level) for the second time.[1]

He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[3] He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[4][5]

On 7 October 2023, he was appointed by the CCP Organization Department as the Communist Party secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, succeeding Wang Zhigang.[6] On 24 October, he was appointed as the minister of Science and Technology.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Yi Yi (伊一) (4 December 2020). 侯建国任中科院院长、党组书记 阴和俊任副院长、党组副书记(正部长级). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ Wang Jianliang (王建亮) (17 October 2018). 阴和俊任天津市委委员、常委、副书记. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. ^ Nie Chenjing (聂晨静), ed. (24 October 2017). 中国共产党第十九届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ Peng, Dannie (9 October 2023). "China names new science ministry chief to help lead hi-tech self-reliance drive". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  7. ^ Jiang, Chenglong (24 October 2023). "Yin Hejun appointed as minister of science and technology". China Daily. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
Academic offices
Preceded by Director of the High Technology Research and Development Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
2006–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
2020–2023 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Specifically-designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin
2018–2020 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Minister of Science and Technology
2023–present 		Incumbent