Comrade Yu Zeyou passed away
Comrade Yu Zeyou, an outstanding leader of the China Democratic League, Vice Chairman of the Eighth and Ninth Central Committees of the China Democratic League, and an outstanding member of the CPC, died of illness in Beijing on August 18, 2023 at the age of 91.
During Comrade Yu Zeyou's critical illness and after his passing, relevant central leaders expressed condolences and condolences in different ways.
Yu Zeyou, from Huai'an, Hebei, was born in November 1932. I studied in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University and the Refining Department at Beijing Institute of Petroleum from 1952 to 1957. From 1957 to 1987, he served as a technician, engineer, deputy head of the technical department, director of the research institute, director of the design institute, director of the infrastructure department, deputy chief engineer, chief engineer, deputy factory director, factory director, company general manager, and senior engineer at Dandong Chemical Fiber Industry Company. From 1987 to 1997, he served as the Minister, Deputy Secretary General, and Secretary General of the Central Social Service Department of the Democratic League. From 1997 to 2003, he served as the full-time Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Democratic League.
Yu Zeyou joined the China Democratic League in November 1981 and the CPC in December 1983. He was a member of the 5th Central Committee of the NLD, a member of the 6th and 7th Standing Committee of the Central Committee, the 7th Secretary General, the 8th Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Central Committee, and the 9th Vice Chairman of the Central Committee. He was a deputy to the Sixth and Seventh National People's Congress, a member of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress, a member of the Environmental and Resources Protection Committee of the National People's Congress, a member of the Standing Committee of the Eighth and Tenth CPPCC, and a deputy director of the Proposal Committee of the Tenth CPPCC, and made positive contributions to upholding and improving the multi-party cooperation and political consultation system led by the CPC.