Du Yubo

Du Yubo (; born September 1955) is a former Chinese politician who served as vice minister of education from 2010 to 2016. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in September 2024.

Du was a representative of the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress. He was a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Early life and education Du was born in Jin County (now Jinzhou), Hebei, in September 1956. In 1975, he enrolled at Beijing Institute of Technology, where he majored in optical instrument structure.

Career Du entered the workforce in February 1974, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1975. and served until 2023.

On 2 March 2025, Du was stripped of his posts within the CCP and his entitlements were canceled. On June 18, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On November 26, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for taking nearly 68 million yuan ($9.6 million) in bribes and fined of 6 million yuan ($850,000 million) by the Linfen Intermediate People's Court in Shanxi province.