Shao Xinyu
Shao Xinyu | |
|---|---|
邵新宇 | |
| Vice Governor of Hubei | |
| Assumed office September 2022 | |
| Governor | Wang Zhonglin |
| Vice Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office September 2021 – September 2022 | |
| Minister | Wang Zhigang |
| Communist Party Secretary of Huazhong University of Science and Technology | |
| In office December 2017 – September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Lu Gang |
| Succeeded by | Li Yuanyuan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1968 (age 55) Jingjiang, Jiangsu, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Huazhong University of Science and Technology University of Michigan |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
Shao Xinyu (Chinese: 邵新宇; pinyin: Shào Xīnyǔ; born November 1967) is a Chinese engineer and politician who is currently serving as a vice governor of Hubei. He previously served as Communist Party Secretary of Huazhong University of Science and Technology from 2017 to 2021, and as a vice minister of Science and Technology from 2021 to 2022.
Early life[edit]
Shao was born in Jingjiang, Jiangsu, in November 1968. His father Shao Daosheng (邵道生) is a researcher at the Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.[1] He attended Jingjiang High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1986, a master's degree in 1990, and a doctor's degree in 1992, all from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He pursued advanced studies in the United States, earning a doctor's degree from the University of Michigan. He was a research assistant at Ford Motor Company between June 1996 and August 1998.
Career[edit]
He joined the mechanics faculty of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in December 1998 and was promoted to dean in October 2002. In July 2013, he became executive vice-president, a position at department level (正厅级). In December 2017 he was promoted to Communist Party Secretary of the university, a position at vice-ministerial level.[2]
In September 2021, he was appointed vice minister of Science and Technology by the State Council.[3] He was removed from the position in September 2022,[4] and was appointed as a vice governor of Hubei.[5] In September 2023, he was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee.[6]
Honours and awards[edit]
- 2002 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
- 2008 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
- November 2018 Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[7]
- November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[8]
References[edit]
- ^ 厉害！这位靖江人获中国工程院院士提名！. 163.com (in Chinese). 5 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Gui Qiang (桂强) (27 December 2017). 邵新宇任华中科技大学党委书记 路钢不再担任. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ 国务院：任命邵新宇为科学技术部副部长. sina (in Chinese). 27 September 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Jiang, Ziwen; Yue, Huairang (11 September 2022). "邵新宇院士重回湖北任省政府党组成员，此前担任科技部副部长" [Academician Shao Xinyu returned to Hubei as a member of the provincial government party group. He previously served as deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology.]. The Paper. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "邵新宇任湖北省副省长" [Shao Xinyu appointed as Vice Governor of Hubei Province]. Economic Daily. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Liu, Zhen (29 September 2023). "Leading Chinese car engineer given provincial leadership role in Hubei". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ 邵新宇教授获2018年度何梁何利奖. sina (in Chinese). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.