Bao Gang (Chinese: 包钢; Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠣ ᠭᠠᠩ; born May 1969) is a Chinese politician of Mongolian ethnicity from Fuxin, Liaoning Province, currently serving as Deputy CCP Party Secretary and Government Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as well as the Party Secretary of Hohhot. He graduated from the Department of Economics at Inner Mongolia University and has held several key positions including Mayor of Wuhai and Baotou, Party Secretary of Alxa League, and Vice Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. He is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
In July 1991, Bao began his career as a staff member in the Information Division of the General Office of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. During this period, from February to December 1992, he took part in a social education campaign in Taolisu Sumu, Uxin Banner, Inner Mongolia.[citation needed]
In April 1994, he became an assistant principal staff member in the Party Committee Office of the General Office of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia. In December 1996, he was appointed Secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee and principal staff member of the Personnel Division of the same office.[citation needed]
In May 1998, he was promoted to Deputy Director of the Personnel Division of the General Office of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia. During this time, from July to December 1999, he was seconded to the Inner Mongolia "Three Emphases" Office (an ideological education campaign unit).[citation needed]
In June 2000, he was appointed Director of the Administrative Service Center of the General Office of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia. From September 2001 to January 2002, he attended the second training program for young and middle-aged cadres at the Party School of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Committee.[citation needed]
In March 2002, he became Deputy Director of the Bureau of Administrative Affairs for Government Offices of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia.[citation needed]
In December 2004, he was appointed Member of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Inner Mongolia State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC). During this time, he studied in the 19th Advanced Training Class for League, City, and Department-Level Cadres (from November 2005 to January 2006), and pursued graduate studies in Public Administration at the Party School of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (from August 2003 to December 2005).[citation needed]
In September 2006, Bao became a Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hohhot Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Hohhot Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.[citation needed]
In January 2008, he was elected Vice Mayor of Hohhot. Between September 2007 and July 2009, he studied at the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University, earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.[citation needed]
In September 2010, Bao was transferred to Wuhai, where he served as Deputy Party Secretary of its Committee and the Secretary of Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.[citation needed]
In June 2013, he became Acting Mayor of Wuhai, and was formally elected Mayor in October 2013.[citation needed]
In December 2013, he was appointed Deputy Party Secretary and Acting Mayor of Baotou, and was officially elected Mayor in January 2014.[citation needed]
In September 2015, Bao was promoted to Party Secretary of Alxa League.[2]
In July 2018, he became Vice Chairman and Member of the Party Leadership Group of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.[citation needed]
In September 2021, he was appointed a Standing Member of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Party Committee and Party Secretary of Hohhot.[3]
In September 2025, Bao was named Deputy Party Secretary of the CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Regional Government.[4]
In October 2025, he was appointed Vice and Acting Chairman of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.[5] He officially took the Chairman position in the same month.[6]
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↑"中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单"[List of Alternate Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-11-01.