Liu Wei (Chinese: 刘伟; born June 1965) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as party branch secretary of the Ministry of Transport. He previously served as vice governor of Henan, vice minister of Emergency Management, deputy party secretary of Jilin, and deputy party secretary of Beijing.
Liu Wei | |||||||
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刘伟 | |||||||
| Minister of Transport | |||||||
| Assumed office 8 November 2024 | |||||||
| Premier | Li Qiang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Li Xiaopeng | ||||||
| Specifically-designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Beijing | |||||||
| In office December 29, 2022 – 2024 | |||||||
| Party Secretary | Yin Li | ||||||
| Preceded by | Yin Yong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | TBA | ||||||
| Specifically-designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Jilin | |||||||
| In office April 2022 – December 2022 | |||||||
| Party Secretary | Jing Junhai | ||||||
| Preceded by | Gao Guangbin | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wu Haiying | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | June 1965 (age 59) Zhecheng County, Henan, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shangqiu Normal University Zhengzhou University Fudan University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘伟 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉偉 | ||||||
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He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2]
Biography
editLiu was born in Zhecheng County, Henan, in June 1965.[3] In 1980, he entered Shangqiu Normal School (now Shangqiu Normal University), where he majored in chemistry.[3] After graduating in 1983, Liu taught at Zhecheng County High School. In March 1985, he became a technician at Zhecheng County Fertilizer Plant. He did his postgraduate work at the Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University from August 1987 to July 1990.[3] He also received his doctor's degree in economic from Fudan University in June 2004.[3]
Liu got involved in politics in July 1990, when he was despatched as an official in the Henan Provincial Petrochemical Department (now Henan Provincial Petrochemical Industry Management Office), where he eventually became deputy director in June 2000.[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1997.[3] Liu was assigned to Henan Development and Reform Commission in February 2004.[3] He moved up the ranks to become deputy director in August 2004 and director in January 2007.[3] He also served as vice governor of Henan from January 2018 to January 2020 and party secretary of the CCP Henan Provincial State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission Committee from March 2018 to November 2018.[3]
In January 2020, Liu was transferred to the central government and appointed vice minister of Emergency Management, a position at vice-ministerial level.[4]
In April 2022, Liu was appointed deputy party secretary of Jilin, succeeding Gao Guangbin.[5]
On December 29, 2022, Liu was appointed deputy party secretary of Beijing, succeeding Yin Yong.
On September 27, 2024, Liu was made party branch secretary of the Ministry of Transport, succeeding Li Xiaopeng.[6] On November 8, he was appointed minister of transport by the National People's Congress.[7]
References
edit- ^ Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Xia Yu (夏雨) (19 April 2022). 应急管理部副部长刘伟，已任吉林省委副书记. guancha.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Liu Jiani (刘佳妮) (9 February 2020). 周学文、刘伟任应急管理部副部长、党组成员. bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Wang Jiaqi (王嘉琦) (22 June 2022). 景俊海当选吉林省委书记，韩俊、刘伟当选省委副书记. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Xin Jing (辛婧) (27 September 2024). 刘伟任交通运输部党组书记. bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Wei Zirong (韦子蓉) (8 November 2024). 十四届全国人大常委会第十二次会议在京闭幕，决定任命刘伟为交通运输部部长. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2024.