Qin Weizhong (Chinese: 覃伟中; born July 1971) is a Chinese politician who is the current mayor of Shenzhen, in office since April 2021.
Qin Weizhong | |||||||
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覃伟中 | |||||||
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| Mayor of Shenzhen | |||||||
| Assumed office 19 May 2021 | |||||||
| Party Secretary | Wang Weizhong Meng Fanli | ||||||
| Preceded by | Chen Rugui | ||||||
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| Born | July 1971 (age 53) Yulin, Guangxi, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 覃伟中 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 覃偉中 | ||||||
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Biography
editQin was born in Yulin, Guangxi, in July 1971. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1996, he was assigned to the China Petrochemical Corporation as an engineer.[citation needed]
He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 2001. In March 2017, Qin was promoted to deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation and chairman of China Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd.[1]
In March 2017, he was appointed vice governor of Guangdong.[2] In April 2021, he was promoted to be deputy party secretary of Shenzhen, concurrently holding the acting mayor position. He was installed as mayor in May of that same year.[3]
References
edit- ^ 中石油副总经理覃伟中履新广东省副省长. sina (in Chinese). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Shan Xiaobing (单晓冰) (29 March 2019). 张虎、覃伟中任广东省副省长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ 覃伟中当选深圳市长 [Qin Weizhong elected mayor of Shenzhen]. Beijing News (in Chinese). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.