Political Career
Yu was mayor of Qingdao and Yantai in his early political career. He lost his election to the Central Committee in 1992, subsequently being sent to become Party chief in Qingdao. 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. Following the 17th Party Congress, Yu became the party chief in Shanghai, replacing Xi Jinping.
He is the son-in-law of PLA major general Zhang Zhenhuan. Zhang Zhikai (Chinese: 张志凯; pinyin: Zhāng Zhìkǎi) is the daughter of Zhang and spouse of Yu.
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