Yu Jihong

Yu Jihong (; born January 1967) is a Chinese chemist and politician who is a professor at Jilin University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Yu was a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and serves as a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography Yu was born in Anshan, Liaoning, in January 1967, while her ancestral home in Feicheng, Shandong. She earned a bachelor's degree in 1989, a master's degree in 1992, and a doctor's degree in 1995, all in chemistry and all from Jilin University. In July 2024, the 3rd plenary session of the 20th Central Committee promoted her as a member of the Central Committee.

Honors and awards November 2016 Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) July 2019 Foreign Member of the Acadamia Europaea 2021 Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences