Jin Yuzhang (, born May 3, 1942), born Aisin-Gioro Yuzhang, is a Chinese civil servant, politician and former nobleman. He is the current head of the House of Aisin-Gioro, the ruling house of the Qing dynasty, and is heir apparent to the defunct throne of the Monarchy of China. His father was Manchu nobleman Jin Youzhi, and he is a nephew of Puyi (The Xuantong Emperor), the last emperor of the Qing dynasty of China.

Biography

Jin was born in Beijing on 3 May 1942. His father, Prince Puren, was the youngest brother of Puyi. Puyi was the last emperor of the Qing dynasty and later became emperor of Manchukuo, a Japanese puppet state in northeastern China. Jin was educated at the China University of Geosciences. After graduation, he worked at the Qinghai Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources from 1968 to 1985, before returning to Beijing to work at the Chongwen district's Bureau of Environmental Protection. Jin is not a member of the Chinese Communist Party, but has served on various elected assemblies as a non-partisan member. In 1999, he was elected to the Beijing People's Political Consultative Conference. He retired as vice-director of the Chongwen district government in Beijing in 2008.

Personal life

Jin married an ethnic Han Chinese woman in 1974. They have a daughter, Jin Xin (金鑫; b. 1976). Jin's daughter graduated from university with a major in computer science. She is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in the Dongcheng District of Beijing, and is also a famous painter.

Honors

In December 2022, Jin won the "Jinghua Concentric Award" as a member of the 13th CPPCC.

Ancestry

Patrilineal descent

This patrilineal line shows that Jin Yuzhang was a descendant of rulers of Qing dynasty and ultimately from Odoli tribe. The patrilineal line traced back to Bukūri Yongšon.