Gu Shengzu

Gu Shengzu
Chinese: 辜胜阻
Personal details
BornJanuary 1956 (age 70)
Wuhan, Hubei, China
PartyChina Democratic National Construction Association
Alma materWuhan University
OccupationProfessor, Politician

Gu Shengzu (Chinese: 辜胜阻, born January 1956) is a Chinese economist, professor, and politician from Wuhan, Hubei. He is a senior member of the China Democratic National Construction Association (CDNCA) and served as a Vice Chairman of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Gu has been a leading figure in population economics, socio-economic policy research, and united front politics in China.[1][2]

Biography

Gu Shengzu began his professional career in 1975 as a community-run school teacher in Wangjiahe Town, Huangpi County, Hubei. He later worked as a laborer and publicity officer in Wuhan before entering the Department of Economics at Wuhan University in 1978. After graduating in 1982, he remained at Wuhan University as a lecturer and later associate professor. During this period, he pursued advanced studies abroad, completing graduate-level coursework at the University of Michigan between 1986 and 1988, and serving as a visiting scholar at both the University of Michigan and the East–West Center.[3]

From 1988 onward, Gu assumed leadership roles at Wuhan University, including director of the Population Research Institute and later director of the Institute of Socioeconomic and Management Studies. He earned a doctorate in economics through an in-service postgraduate program at Wuhan University between 1988 and 1991. His academic career also included appointments as a visiting professor at Nihon University in Japan and the University of Michigan, as well as a visiting professorship at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. In 1996–1997, he was a visiting research fellow at Harvard University.[4]

Gu entered public administration in the late 1990s, serving as Vice Mayor of Wuhan from 1998 to 2002. He subsequently held senior positions at the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, first as an honorary vice chairman and later as a full-time vice chairman. From 2003 to 2005, he served as Vice Governor of Hubei Province.[5]

Within the China Democratic National Construction Association, Gu served for a decade as full-time Vice Chairman (2007–2017) and was later promoted to Executive Vice Chairman.[6] In 2018, he was elected Vice Chairman of the 13th CPPCC, a post he held until 2023. Throughout his political career, Gu has been involved in policy consultation on economic reform, population development, private-sector growth, and regional development strategies.[7]

References

  1. ^ "辜胜阻简历". 中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "十三届全国政协主席、副主席、秘书长、常务委员名单". 新华网. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ "辜胜阻简历-新华网". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  4. ^ "辜胜阻教授简介－湘潭大学商学院". 湘潭大学商学院门户网站 (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  5. ^ "中国人民政治协商会议第十三届全国委员会副主席辜胜阻_书写新时代的新答卷". 浙江新闻-浙江在线 (in Chinese). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  6. ^ "人民日报海外版-人民网". paper.people.com.cn (in Chinese). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  7. ^ "辜胜阻、高云龙当选全国政协副主席". 民建海南省委 (in Chinese). 2 September 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2025.


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