Hu Chunhua facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hu Chunhua
胡春华
Hu in 2019
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2023
Chairman	Wang Huning
Vice Premier of China
In office 19 March 2018 – 12 March 2023 Serving with Han Zheng, Sun Chunlan, Liu He
Premier	Li Keqiang
Party Secretary of Guangdong
In office 18 December 2012 – 28 October 2017
Deputy	Zhu Xiaodan (Governor) Ma Xingrui (Governor)
General secretary	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Wang Yang
Succeeded by	Li Xi
Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia
In office 30 November 2009 – 18 December 2012
Deputy	Bagatur (Government Chairman)
General secretary	Hu Jintao
Preceded by	Chu Bo
Succeeded by	Wang Jun
Governor of Hebei
In office 15 April 2008 – 15 December 2009
Preceded by	Guo Gengmao
Succeeded by	Chen Quanguo
First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China
In office November 2006 – April 2008
Preceded by	Zhou Qiang
Succeeded by	Lu Hao
Personal details
Born	(1963-04-23) April 23, 1963 (age 62) Wufeng County, Hubei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1983–present)
Alma mater	Peking University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	胡春华
Traditional Chinese	胡春華
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hú Chūnhuá

Hu Chunhua (born in April 1963) is a Chinese politician who has held many important jobs in the government. A politician is someone who works in government and helps run a country or region.

Currently, Hu is a Vice Chairman of a government advisory group called the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Before this, from 2018 to 2023, he was a Vice Premier, which is one of the highest-ranking leaders in China's government.

Hu began his career working for the Communist Youth League, an organization for young people, in the Tibet Autonomous Region. He worked his way up through different government roles. He became the governor of Hebei province and later the top leader in Inner Mongolia.

In 2012, he became the leader of Guangdong province and a member of the Politburo, a group of the most powerful leaders in China. He was known for being a quiet and effective leader. In 2022, he left the Politburo but remained a member of the Central Committee, another important group of leaders.

A Smart Student from a Farming Family

Hu Chunhua was born to a family of farmers in April 1963 in Hubei province, China. He was a very good student. In 1979, he scored the highest in his county on the Gaokao, China's difficult college entrance exam. At only 16 years old, he was the youngest student in his class at the famous Peking University.

He studied Chinese literature and graduated in 1983. While at university, he became friends with Li Keqiang, who would also become a top leader in China. Hu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the main political party in China, in 1983. He later earned a master's degree in world economics.

Starting a Career in Government

Hu's career in politics has taken him to many different parts of China, where he has held important leadership positions.

Early Work in Tibet and Beijing

After graduating from college, Hu chose to work in Tibet, a region in western China. He started as a government worker in 1983. Over the years, he held several jobs, including working for a youth newspaper and a hotel. He became a leader in the Communist Youth League of China (CYCL) in Tibet.

From 1997 to 2001, he worked in Beijing for the national office of the CYCL. He then returned to Tibet and became a deputy leader of the region. During his time there, he focused on helping the economy grow.

In 2006, he moved back to Beijing and became the First Secretary, or top leader, of the entire Communist Youth League. In 2008, he was appointed governor of Hebei province, making him the youngest governor in China at the time. While he was governor, a major problem with unsafe baby milk happened in Hebei. Hu helped manage the situation and also worked on security for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Leading Inner Mongolia

In 2009, Hu became the Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia, a large region in northern China. This made him the top leader there. The region had grown very wealthy from mining, but not everyone had benefited. Many farmers and herders were still poor.

Hu decided to focus on "quality" growth instead of just making the economy bigger. He wanted to make sure that regular people, like farmers and herders, also benefited from the region's wealth. He worked on new rules to help local communities and provide better housing.

In 2011, some protests occurred after a local herder died during a conflict with a mining company. Hu handled the situation by both listening to the protestors' concerns and increasing security to keep the peace. He met with students and teachers and promised to protect the local people's interests.

A New Role in Guangdong

In 2012, Hu was promoted to the Politburo, a group of about 25 top leaders in China. He and Sun Zhengcai were the youngest members, and many people thought they were being trained to be future national leaders.

That same year, he became the Party Secretary of Guangdong, a very important and wealthy province in southern China. This is one of the most powerful regional jobs in the country.

In Guangdong, Hu was known as a quiet leader who focused on getting things done. His government launched a campaign against corruption, which is when government officials use their power dishonestly for personal gain. He also led efforts to clean up crime in the city of Dongguan.

Working in the National Government

In March 2018, Hu was chosen to be a Vice Premier. This is a very senior position in the national government, similar to a vice president. As a vice premier, he was in charge of important projects, including efforts to end poverty in rural areas and improve farming.

After a major meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in 2022, Hu left the Politburo. However, he remained a member of the Central Committee. In March 2023, he became a vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, an important group that advises the government.

Personal Life

Hu met his wife while they were both working in Tibet. They have one daughter.

See also

In Spanish: Hu Chunhua para niños