Formerly served as Vice Governor, she served as Director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Disease Prevention | National | State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine
On July 21st, the latest information in the "Leadership Information" section of the official website of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine showed that Yu Yanhong, the Secretary of the Party Group of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has also served as the Director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Yu Wenming will no longer serve.
Yu Yanhong is currently also a member of the Party Group of the National Health Commission and Vice Chairman of the All China Women's Federation.
According to her public resume, Yu Yanhong was born in October 1962 in Shaoyang, Hunan. She graduated from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hunan Medical University with a master's degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She holds a medical doctorate, is a professor, chief physician, and doctoral supervisor. Yu Yanhong is a well-known obstetrics and gynecology expert in China, who has served as the Vice President of Southern Hospital of Southern Medical University, Vice President of Southern Medical University, and President of Southern Medical University. He is an expert who enjoys special allowances from the State Council, a national level candidate for the New Century National Talent Project, and a representative of the 19th and 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
In January 2018, Yu Yanhong was elected as the Vice Governor of Guangdong Province, and in June, she was transferred to the Party Group of the National Health Commission. On June 28, 2018, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine held a leadership meeting. At that time, Zhou Zuyi, the Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, announced the Central Committee's decision to appoint the main responsible comrades of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Yu Yanhong was appointed as the Secretary of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Yu Wenming was appointed as the Director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Yu Yanhong stated that as the Secretary of the Party Group of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, she will effectively shoulder the responsibility of being the first person responsible for managing and governing the Party, and strive to forge party organizations at all levels of the bureau into stronger and more powerful, providing strong political and organizational guarantees for promoting the inheritance, innovation, and development of the national traditional Chinese medicine industry.
According to public information, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine was established in 1986. Its main responsibilities include formulating strategies, plans, policies, and related standards for the development of traditional Chinese medicine and ethnic medicine, drafting relevant laws, regulations, and departmental rules, and participating in the planning and implementation of major national traditional Chinese medicine projects; Undertake supervision and management responsibilities for traditional Chinese medicine, prevention, healthcare, rehabilitation, and clinical medication. Plan, guide, and coordinate the structural layout and operational mechanism reform of traditional Chinese medicine medical and research institutions. Formulate management norms and technical standards for various traditional Chinese medicine medical and healthcare institutions, and supervise their implementation; Responsible for supervising and coordinating the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine in medical and research institutions, and formulating relevant management norms and technical standards.
The leadership team of the National Health Commission currently consists of one official and seven deputy officials. The director and party secretary, Ma Xiaowei, and party members include Zeng Yixin, Wang Hesheng, Li Bin, Cao Xuetao, Yu Xuejun, Lei Haichao, and Yu Yanhong. Among them, Zeng Yixin, Wang Hesheng, Li Bin, Cao Xuetao, Yu Xuejun, and Lei Haichao are deputy ministers. In addition, Zeng Yixin is also the Deputy Director of the Central Health Commission, and Wang Hesheng is also the Director and Party Secretary of the National Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention. The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the State Administration for Disease Control and Prevention are both national bureaus managed by the National Health Commission.
Yu Wenming, former director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, was born in June 1963 in Dan County, Shandong Province. He is a member of the Agricultural and Labor Party. Yu Wenming used to be a journalist and editor at the China Traditional Chinese Medicine Press, and later held positions such as Deputy Director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine and Communication Department and Director of the China Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Development and Exchange Center. In April 2004, he was appointed as the Deputy Director of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.