Yu Gang


Yu Gang is a former Chinese political figure, and former secretary of Zhou Yongkang. Before Zhou's retirement in 2012, Yu served as the deputy director of the General Office that served the Central Politics and Law Commission, a body that Zhou headed. Yu was investigated for corruption expelled from the Communist Party of China in July 2014.

Life

Yu was born and raised in Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, he has two brothers and one sister. In 1987, Yu was admitted to Renmin University of China, majoring in law at the School of Law. After college, Yu was assigned to the State Council of the People's Republic of China as an officer. In 2000, Yu worked as a secretary of Zhou Yongkang, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Public Security. In 2001, Yu was transferred to Heshan as the Vice-Mayor, a position he held until 2002.
On July 2, 2014, Yu was removed from office and dismissed from the Party for serious corruption.

Personal life

The Radio France Internationale reported that Yu married Tang Can, who is a Chinese military singer.