Zhuge Yujie (; born May 1971), is a Chinese politician, and the current Secretary-General of the Party Committee of Shanghai. Having spent his entire career in Shanghai, Zhuge has served variously in state-owned enterprises supporting the Port of Shanghai and local leadership roles. Zhuge has been described as a key member of the "7th Generation" of Chinese leadership, and has been speculated to be a potential future successor to Xi Jinping as paramount leader of China. Biography Zhuge Yujie was born in Shanghai. He began work in August 1992, and joined the Communist Party of China in June 1992. He began work as part of the technical staff of a construction company operating at the Port of Shanghai; he rose through the ranks to take on administrative roles. In July 1999, he was named party chief and general manager of the Shanghai Port Industry Company (上海港务工程公司). In November 2005, he became chief executive of the Shanghai Yangshan Tongsheng Port Construction Company. In February 2009, he was named deputy governor of Putuo District, Shanghai. In February 2011, he became the president and deputy party chief of the Shanghai International Port Holdings Co. In April 2013, Zhuge was named Governor of Yangpu District. In January 2015, he assumed the post of the party chief of Yangpu District. In July 2016, he was named chief of the general office of the Shanghai Party Committee, and deputy secretary-general. In March 2017, he was named a member of the Shanghai municipal party standing committee after being promoted to secretary-general, taking on the post vacated by Yin Hong. At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest person with a seat on a provincial level standing committee. References People's Republic of China politicians from Shanghai 1971 births Living people Political office-holders in Shanghai