Ying Yong

Ying Yong (; born 17 November 1957) is a Chinese politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Ying came to prominence beginning in 2003 in Zhejiang province, and served as the president of the provincial High Court. He served as the head of the Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee before he became deputy Party secretary of Shanghai. He became the mayor of Shanghai in January 2017. On February 12, 2020, Ying was appointed Party secretary of Hubei, replacing Jiang Chaoliang during the COVID-19 pandemic, where he served until March 2022.

Early life Ying was born in Xianju County, Zhejiang province, near the city of Taizhou. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1979. He holds law degrees from the China University of Political Science and Law and Hangzhou University.

Local career

Zhejiang Ying began his career in Huangyan County, Zhejiang, working for the county industry bureau and the local police station. He then served as the mayor of the town of Chengguan . He successively worked his way up the bureaucratic hierarchy in Taizhou, heading its public security department, then its Political and Legal Affairs Commission (Zhengfawei). He then became the police chief and Zhengfawei head of neighboring Shaoxing.

Ying was promoted to the provincial government in 1995, serving as the deputy provincial police chief, then the head of the provincial office for combating illegal drugs, and the leader of an effort to combat terrorism. In July 2003, Ying was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and several months later the concurrent head of the provincial Department of Supervision. In 2017 he was elected a full member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Ying was a delegate to the 18th Party Congress, and a delegate to the 11th and 12th National People's Congress.

Hubei On February 12, 2020, Ying was appointed Party secretary of Hubei, replacing Jiang Chaoliang during the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 19, he was elected chairman of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress.

National career On April 20, 2022, he was made vice chairperson of the Constitution and Law Committee of the National People's Congress. On September 2, he was chosen as deputy procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. On 11 March 2023, he was formally elected as the procurator-general, succeeding Zhang Jun.