Shao Xinyu

Chinese engineer (born 1968)

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Shao.

Shao Xinyu

邵新宇

Vice Governor of Hubei

Incumbent

Assumed office
September 2022
Governor| Wang Zhonglin
Vice Minister of Science and Technology
In office
September 2021 – September 2022
Minister| Wang Zhigang
Communist Party Secretary of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
In office
December 2017 – September 2021
Preceded by| Lu Gang [zh]
Succeeded by| Li Yuanyuan
Personal details
Born| November 1968 (age 55)
Jingjiang, Jiangsu, China
Political party| Communist Party of China
Alma mater| Huazhong University of Science and Technology
University of Michigan
Scientific career
Fields| Mechanical engineering
Institutions| Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Shao Xinyu (Chinese: 邵新宇; pinyin: Shào Xīnyǔ; born November 1967) is a Chinese engineer and politician who is currently serving as a vice governor of Hubei. He previously served as Communist Party Secretary of Huazhong University of Science and Technology from 2017 to 2021, and as a vice minister of Science and Technology from 2021 to 2022.

## Early life[edit]

Shao was born in Jingjiang, Jiangsu, in November 1968. His father Shao Daosheng (邵道生) is a researcher at the Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.[1] He attended Jingjiang High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1986, a master's degree in 1990, and a doctor's degree in 1992, all from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He pursued advanced studies in the United States, earning a doctor's degree from the University of Michigan. He was a research assistant at Ford Motor Company between June 1996 and August 1998.

## Career[edit]

He joined the mechanics faculty of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in December 1998 and was promoted to dean in October 2002. In July 2013, he became executive vice-president, a position at department level (正厅级). In December 2017 he was promoted to Communist Party Secretary of the university, a position at vice-ministerial level.[2]

In September 2021, he was appointed vice minister of Science and Technology by the State Council.[3] He was removed from the position in September 2022,[4] and was appointed as a vice governor of Hubei.[5] In September 2023, he was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee.[6]

## Honours and awards[edit]

* 2002 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
* 2008 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
* November 2018 Science and Technology Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation[7]
* November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ 厉害！这位靖江人获中国工程院院士提名！. 163.com (in Chinese). 5 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
2. ^ Gui Qiang (桂强) (27 December 2017). 邵新宇任华中科技大学党委书记 路钢不再担任. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 January 2020.桂强Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text)&rft_id=http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2017-12-27/doc-ifyqchnr6125644.shtml&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Shao+Xinyu" class="Z3988">
3. ^ 国务院：任命邵新宇为科学技术部副部长. sina (in Chinese). 27 September 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
4. ^ Jiang, Ziwen; Yue, Huairang (11 September 2022). "邵新宇院士重回湖北任省政府党组成员，此前担任科技部副部长" [Academician Shao Xinyu returned to Hubei as a member of the provincial government party group. He previously served as deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology.]. The Paper. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
5. ^ "邵新宇任湖北省副省长" [Shao Xinyu appointed as Vice Governor of Hubei Province]. Economic Daily. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
6. ^ Liu, Zhen (29 September 2023). "Leading Chinese car engineer given provincial leadership role in Hubei". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
7. ^ 邵新宇教授获2018年度何梁何利奖. sina (in Chinese). 6 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
8. ^ 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

Party political offices

Preceded by

Lu Gang [zh]

|  Communist Party Secretary of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2017–2021  | Succeeded by

Li Yuanyuan