Chen Zhenggao
{{Short description|Chinese politician (1952–2024)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| office1 = Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
| term_start1 = 27 June 2014
| term_end1 = 27 June 2017
| premier1 = Li Keqiang
| predecessor1 = Jiang Weixin
| successor1 = Wang Menghui
| office2 = Governor of Liaoning
| term_start2 = 22 December 2007
| term_end2 = 5 May 2014
| 1blankname2 = Party Secretary
| 1namedata2 = Zhang Wenyue
Wang Min
| predecessor2 = Zhang Wenyue
| successor2 = Li Xi
| name = Chen Zhenggao
| native_name = 陈政高
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| birth_date = March 1952
| birth_place = Haicheng County, Liaoning, China
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| death_place = Beijing, China
| party = Chinese Communist Party
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| alma_mater = Dalian Maritime University
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Chen Zhenggao ({{zh|s=陈政高|p=Chén Zhènggāo}}; March 1952 – 16 June 2024) was a Chinese politician. He was best known for his terms as Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and governor of Liaoning province.
Biography
Chen was born in Haicheng, Liaoning Province, China. He was the mayor of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning. In December 2005, he was appointed the secretary of the CPC's Shenyang City committee. On 22 December 2007, the standing committee of Liaoning People's Congress accepted the request for the resignation of Zhang Wenyue as the governor of the Liaoning, and appointed Chen Zhenggao as the vice-governor. The committee also decided that Chen would become the acting Governor of Liaoning.
In 2009, despite the 2008 financial crisis, Chen led a group of over 200 officials on a business trip to Japan, where they spent a total of 50 million yen (roughly US$500,000) on dining and related expenses.[http://www.dwnews.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/BackStage/2009_3_15_3_32_45_850.html 多维：辽宁200官员赴日招商一埸空：5千万日元打了水漂] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317190201/http://www.dwnews.com/gb/MainNews/Forums/BackStage/2009_3_15_3_32_45_850.html |date=17 March 2009 }}
In 2014, Chen was appointed the Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development replacing Jiang Weixin,{{cite news|title=Chen Zhenggao appointed new housing minister|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2014-06/27/content_17620054.htm|date=27 June 2014|publisher=China Daily|access-date=11 August 2014|archive-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210708/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2014-06/27/content_17620054.htm|url-status=live}} and Li Xi succeeded him as Governor of Liaoning. He left office in 2017 upon reaching the mandated retirement age for ministerial-level officials of 65.
He was an alternate of the CPC's 17th Central Committee and a full member of the CPC's 18th Central Committee.
Chen died on 16 June 2024, at the age of 72.[https://ishare.ifeng.com/c/s/v002xPizE4vmVLVHd----yegXQ6mpI2f1--9NXSyJfiW9YyAQc__ 住建部原部长陈政高逝世，享年72岁] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617231712/https://ishare.ifeng.com/c/s/v002xPizE4vmVLVHd----yegXQ6mpI2f1--9NXSyJfiW9YyAQc__ |date=17 June 2024 }} {{in lang|zh}}
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Category:Politicians from Anshan
Category:Governors of Liaoning
Category:People from Haicheng, Liaoning
Category:People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning
Category:Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Category:Alternates of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Category:Dalian Maritime University alumni
Category:Dongbei University of Finance and Economics alumni