Yu Gang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.

Yu Gang
余刚
Vice-Mayor of Heshan
In office 2001–2002
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 56–57) Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Renmin University of China
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	余剛
Simplified Chinese	余刚
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yú Gāng

Yu Gang (born 1968) is a former Chinese politician and former secretary of Zhou Yongkang. Before Zhou retired in 2012 and was sent to life in prison, Yu served as the deputy director of the General Office that served the Central Politics and Law Commission, a body that Zhou headed. Yu was investigated for corruption and expelled from the Chinese Communist Party in July 2014, as part of the anti-corruption campaign against Zhou Yongkang and his associates.

Life

Yu was born and raised in Nan County, Hunan. He has two brothers and one sister.^[1] In 1987, Yu was admitted to Renmin University of China, majoring in law at the School of Law. After college, Yu was assigned to the State Council of the People's Republic of China as an officer. In 2000, Yu worked as a secretary of Zhou Yongkang, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Public Security.^[2][3] In 2001, Yu was transferred to Heshan as the Vice-Mayor, a position he held until 2002.

On July 2, 2014, Yu was removed from office and dismissed from the Party for serious corruption.^[4]

Personal life

The Radio France Internationale reported that Yu married Tang Can, who is a Chinese military singer.^[5]

See also

• Liu Wei (businessman)
• Liu Han

References

1. 老师赴京求见遭余刚婉拒(图). 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-07-16.
2. 余刚任某领导秘书10年信息寥寥 照片曝光(组图). china.com.cn (in Chinese). 2014.
3. 政法委办公室原副主任余刚曾被称"首长秘书". Tencent (in Chinese). 2014-07-03.
4. 中央政法委办公室原副主任余刚被开除党籍公职. CCDI (in Chinese). 2014-07-20.
5. 北京金融街银河证券一员工暴死. RFI (in Chinese). 2014-03-12.