China Daily: “Zhang Dejiang has been appointed Party chief of Chongqing, replacing Bo Xilai, according to a decision of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee announced Thursday. Bo will no longer serve as secretary, standing committee 
member or member of the CPC Chongqing municipal committee.
The decision was announced by Li Yuanchao, head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, at a meeting of officials in Chongqing on Thursday. Li said the CPC Central Committee made the decision after discreet consideration and based on current circumstances and the overall situation.
Zhang delivered a speech at the meeting of Chongqing officials, according to xinhuanet.com.
Zhang, born in November 1946, is a native of Tai’an, Liaoning province. He became a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee in 2002 and began serving as vice premier of the State Council, China’s Cabinet, from 2008. Zhang had previously served as Party chief in Jilin, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces, respectively, between 1995 and 2007.
via Zhang Dejiang replaces Bo as Chongqing Party chief|Politics|chinadaily.com.cn.
Bo was seen to be a strong contenders for one of the seven places on the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party (total 9 members), equivalent to the inner cabinet, when the incumbents will retire this autumn due to mandatory retirement age. He was extremely successful in bringing Chongqing on from a secondary inner city into a thriving first city (one of four) in China. However, his views were seen by many of his colleagues as veering back to the left in recent times. This demotion means that he is no longer a candidate for the SC of the Politburo.
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