Fang Hongwei
Fang Hongwei | |||||||
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方红卫 | |||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Xi'an | |||||||
| Assumed office 7 November 2021 | |||||||
| Deputy | Li Mingyuan Ye Niuping (mayor) | ||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Hao | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | June 1966 (age 58) Fuping County, Shaanxi, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University Northwestern Polytechnical University Chang'an University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 方红卫 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 方紅衛 | ||||||
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Fang Hongwei (Chinese: 方红卫; born June 1966) is a Chinese executive and politician, currently serving as party secretary of Xi'an, in office since November 2021.
He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress. He is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Fang was born in Fuping County, Shaanxi, in June 1966, the year the Cultural Revolution broke out.[2] Fang is family name, and "Hongwei" (红卫) meaning the Red Guards. In 1984, he enrolled at Tsinghua University, where he majored in automobiles.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1987 during his junior year.[2]
Career
[edit]After University in 1989, he joined the Shaanxi Automobile Manufacturing Plant (later was reshuffled as the Shaanxi Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (陕西汽车集团有限责任公司)).[2] There, he was in turn an intern, the chief of the Experimental Technology Department of the Automotive Research Institute, a factory deputy director and general manager of the Sales Company, the executive deputy director, the general manager, and finally the chairman and party secretary.[2] He also served as chairman and party secretary of the head office Shaanxi Automobile Group (陕西汽车控股集团有限公司) between October 2012 and April 2015.[2]
Fang He got involved in politics in April 2015, when he was appointed vice mayor of Baoji and was admitted to member of the CCP Baoji Municipal Committee, the prefecture-level city's top authority.[2] He was assigned to the similar position in Weinan in July 2016.[2] In January 2017, he became mayor and deputy party secretary of Hanzhong, rising to party secretary in July 2020.[2] In May 2021 he became secretary-general of the CCP Shaanxi Provincial Committee and was admitted to member of the CCP Shaanxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[3] In November 2021, he was chosen as party secretary of the capital city Xi'an.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Xue Tao (薛涛) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (15 July 2020). 方红卫任汉中市委书记 王建军不再担任(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (26 May 2021). 方红卫任陕西省委秘书长(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (7 November 2021). 方红卫任西安市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- 1966 births
- Living people
- 21st-century mayors of places in China
- People from Fuping County, Shaanxi
- Tsinghua University alumni
- Northwestern Polytechnical University alumni
- Chang'an University alumni
- People's Republic of China politicians from Shaanxi
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shaanxi
- Mayors of Hanzhong
- Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress
- Alternate members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party