Wei Hongguang

Wei Hongguang
Wei Hongguang
魏宏广
Party Branch Secretary of Guangdong Development and Reform Commission
	In office; March 2017 – May 2018
Preceded by	He Ningka
Succeeded by	Ge Changwei
Communist Party Secretary of Zhanjiang
	In office; March 2016 – March 2017
Preceded by	Liu Xiaohua
Succeeded by	Zheng Renhao
Communist Party Secretary of Yangjiang
	In office; September 2012 – March 2016
Preceded by	Lin Shaochun
Succeeded by	Chen Xiaoshan
Mayor of Yangjiang
	In office; February 2008 – September 2012
Preceded by	Lin Shaochun
Succeeded by	Qiu Zhiyong
Personal details
Born	October 1961 (age 62); Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (expelled; 1984–2021)
Alma mater	South China Normal University; Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	魏宏廣
Simplified Chinese	魏宏广
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wèi Hóngguǎng

Wei Hongguang (Chinese: 魏宏广; born October 1961) is a former Chinese politician who spent his whole career in his home-province Guangdong. He was investigated by the Chinese Communist Party's anti-graft agency in January 2020.^[1] Previously he served as deputy secretary-general of Guangdong. He entered the workforce in July 1981, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1984.

Biography

Wei was born in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China in October 1961. In September 1978 he entered Guangdong Agricultural Machinery Technology School, where he graduated in July 1983. After graduation, he was assigned to Zhongshan Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League, becoming its deputy secretary in March 1984 and secretary in June 1985. He was Communist Party Secretary of Tanzhou in March 1993, and held that office until August 1996. Then he was promoted to Secretary of Zhongshan Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and then Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Zhongshan. In February 2000 he was transferred to Zhuhai and appointed Deputy Communist Party Secretary and Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection there. In February 2008 he became Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Yangjiang, rising to Communist Party Secretary in September 2012. In March 2016 he was transferred to Zhanjiang and appointed Communist Party Secretary and chairman of the Standing Committee of Zhanjiang Municipal People's Congress. He became Party Branch Secretary of Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission in March 2017, and served until May 2018, when he was appointed deputy secretary-general of Guangdong.^[2]

He was a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Investigation

On January 11, 2020, he was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China, for "serious violations of regulations and laws".^[3]

On January 14, 2021, he was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office.^[4]

References

^ Gao Chenchen (高晨晨) (11 January 2020). 广东省政府副秘书长魏宏广接受纪律审查和监察调查. Beijing News (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ Zhou Xinyi (周馨怡_) (11 January 2020). 涉嫌严重违纪违法广东省政府副秘书长魏宏广被查. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ 广东省政府副秘书长魏宏广接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 11 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ 广东省政府原副秘书长魏宏广被开除党籍和公职. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Lin Shaochun (林少春)	Mayor of Yangjiang 2008–2012	Succeeded by Qiu Zhiyong (丘志勇)
Party political offices
Preceded by Lin Shaochun (林少春)	Communist Party Secretary of Yangjiang 2012–2016	Succeeded by Chen Xiaoshan (陈小山)
Preceded by Liu Xiaohua (刘小华)	Communist Party Secretary of Zhanjiang 2016–2017	Succeeded by Zheng Renhao (郑人豪)
Preceded by He Ningka (何宁卡)	Party Branch Secretary of Guangdong Development and Reform Commission 2017–2018	Succeeded by Ge Changwei (葛长伟)