Major of Tianjin Municipality, Vice Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee

Huang Xingguo, ethnic Han and native of Xiangshan, Zhejiang Province, was born in October 1954. Huang undertook in-service postgraduate study with Tongji University and was awarded a Doctoral degree in management. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in September 1973 and started work in November 1972.

From 1972: Secretary of the Youth League Committee of Xiaotang Commune, Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province; Vice Secretary of the CPC Xiaotang Commune Committee, Xiangshan County, Zhejiang; Secretary of the CPC Jixing Commune Committee; Director of the Publicity Department of Xiangshan County, Zhejiang; Vice Secretary of the CPC Xiangshan County Committee, Zhejiang; Secretary of the CPC Xiangshan County Committee, Zhejiang

From 1989: Vice Secretary of the CPC Taizhou Municipal Committee, Zhejiang; Secretary of the CPC Taizhou Municipal Committee

From 1998: Vice Governor of Zhejiang; Standing Member of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee; Secretary of the CPC Ningbo Municipal Committee

2003: Vice Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee; Executive Vice Mayor of Tianjin

Jun. 2007: Standing Member of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee; Executive Vice Mayor of Tianjin

Dec. 2007: Vice Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee; Acting Mayor of Tianjin

Jan. 2008: Vice Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee; Mayor of Tianjin

He was an alternate member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and is currently serving as alternate member of the 17th CPC Central Committee