Du Jiahao elected Party chief of Hunan province

CHANGSHA -- Du Jiahao was elected Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Hunan province at the first session of the 11th Hunan Committee of the CPC on Saturday.

Du, born in July 1955, once held high-ranking posts in Shanghai and Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.

Du was appointed secretary of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the CPC by the CPC Central Committee in August.