The Shanghai Municipal People's Congress appointed Zhu Zhongming (朱忠明), 54, as acting mayor and indicated that it intends to advance generational change among senior officials. Personnel changes aimed at next year's Communist Party congress are behind the move.
The Shanghai municipal government announced that the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress had appointed Zhu Zhongming (朱忠明) as acting mayor following the resignation of the incumbent mayor. Zhu Zhongming (朱忠明) is 54, and some reports say he is likely to become mayor in the future.
The new administration is seen as part of generational change among senior officials ahead of next year's Communist Party congress, with some observers pointing to the continued rise of a younger generation.
Zhu Zhongming (朱忠明) is from Zhejiang Province and was reported to have worked alongside Premier Li Qiang (李強) for many years, as they come from the same province. This was reportedly a factor behind the support for him. Ming Pao suggested that Zhu Zhongming (朱忠明) could become a leading figure of the seventh generation of leaders.
Shanghai is China's largest economic city, and its mayors have historically gone on to become national leaders. The personnel change is therefore drawing attention for its potential impact on the stability and development of China's future leadership.