Shao Xinyu

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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shao.
Shao Xinyu
邵新宇
Vice Governor of Hubei
Assumed office
September 2022
GovernorWang Zhonglin
Vice Minister of Science and Technology
In office
September 2021 – September 2022
MinisterWang Zhigang
Communist Party Secretary of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
In office
December 2017 – September 2021
Preceded byLu Gang
Succeeded byLi Yuanyuan
Personal details
BornNovember 1968 (age 54)
Jingjiang, Jiangsu, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materHuazhong University of Science and Technology
University of Michigan
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical engineering
InstitutionsHuazhong University of Science and Technology

Early life

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

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

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. Liu, Zhen (29 September 2023). "Leading Chinese car engineer given provincial leadership role in Hubei". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. 邵新宇教授获2018年度何梁何利奖. sina (in Chinese). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  8. 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.
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