Yu Zhengsheng was born in the communist revolutionary heartland of Yan ' an in 1945 , the son of Yu Qiwei ( better known as Huang Jing ) , a Communist revolutionary , and Fan Jin , a frontline journalist . Yu 's family was originally from Shaoxing , Zhejiang province . He graduated from Harbin Military Academy of Engineering specializing in the design of automated missiles . In December 1968 he was sent to work in Zhangjiakou , Hebei . Until the mid-1980s his career concentration was in electronic engineering . In 1984 , he was asked by Deng Xiaoping 's son Deng Pufang to take on a leading role in the Fund for Disabled Persons . In 1985 , Yu was sent to Shandong to become Deputy Party Secretary of Yantai in Shandong province . In 1987 he was named mayor of Yantai at age 42 . In 1992 , he was named party chief of Qingdao and a member of the Shandong provincial Party Standing Committee ; he was known to have released his salary income , housing situation , and gifts he received on television . He failed to secure election to the Central Committee in 1992 , subsequently being sent to become Party chief in Qingdao . Qingdao was approved as a sub-provincial city in 1997 . Yu served as Deputy Minister of Construction when he was recalled back to Beijing in 1997 , and a year later promoted to the Minister position . He remained in that position in Zhu Rongji 's cabinet from 1998 to 2001 . He became a member of the powerful Politburo of the Communist Party of China in November 2002 , while serving as the party chief of Hubei . Yu was the only Hubei party chief since economic reforms began to hold a seat on the Politburo . Following the 17th Party Congress , Yu became the party chief in Shanghai , replacing Xi Jinping . During his term as party chief , Shanghai experienced below-normal economic growth and a drastic increase in real estate prices ; a large influx of migrants from outside the city migrated in search of work , creating tension with locals . In five urban districts of Shanghai , the population of those with outside '' hukou '' exceeded that of long-term Shanghai residents . In addition , the major fire of November 15 , 2010 of a 28-storey high-rise apartment also led to some residents citing mismanagement on the part of Yu
major fire of November 15 , 2010
2010 Shanghai fire
Yu Zhengsheng