Yu is considered native to
Laizhou,
Shandong province. A graduate of
Jilin University, she has a bachelor's in political economics and a master's degree in Economics. After graduating from university, she was an instructor at the China Gongyun School (). She then joined the
Communist Youth League at the
All China Federation of Trade Unions. In July 1990, she became a party functionary at the national leadership of the China Petrochemical Trade Union, where she rose steadily through the ranks. After 2000, she began overseeing development and business expansion, then asset supervision. In October 2010, Yu was dispatched to
Guizhou, to serve as deputy party chief of
Guiyang, the provincial capital. In February 2011, she was named party chief of
Zunyi city. In April 2012, she entered the Guizhou
provincial party standing committee, then in July was named head of the provincial Publicity Department. In October 2013, she became a secretary of the national secretariat of the
All-China Women's Federation. In March 2015, Yu was named disciplinary group of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party. In July 2018, Yu was named deputy party chief of
Henan and head of the provincial political and legal affairs commission. In November 2019, Yu succeeded
Liu Shiyu as chairperson of
All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. In January 2021, Yu was chosen as
deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, in addition to serving as vice chairperson of the
National Supervisory Commission. ==References==