Zhou Huachen

Zhou Huachen
Zhou Huachen
周化辰
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of Jilin People's Congress
	In office; February 2011 – January 2016
Chairman	Sun Zhengcai; Wang Rulin; Bayanqolu
Communist Party Secretary of Jilin City
	In office; January 2008 – April 2011
Preceded by	Xu Jianyi
Succeeded by	Zhang Xiaopei
Communist Party Secretary of Baishan
	In office; July 2006 – January 2008
Preceded by	Li Wei
Succeeded by	Yan Baotai
Mayor of Baishan
	In office; January 2004 – July 2006
Preceded by	Li Shuguo [zh]
Succeeded by	Liu Xilan [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Dunhua
	In office; August 1997 – February 1999
Preceded by	Luan Shengkuan
Succeeded by	Liu Guifeng
Mayor of Dunhua
	In office; December 1995 – August 1997
Preceded by	Luan Shengkuan
Succeeded by	Liu Guifeng
Personal details
Born	June 1952 (age 72); Qian'an County, Hebei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party

Zhou Huachen (Chinese: 周化辰; pinyin: Zhōu Huàchén; born June 1952) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in northeast China's Jilin province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in June 2018. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of Jilin People's Congress.^[1] He was a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Zhou was born in Qian'an County, Hebei, in June 1952. During the Cultural Revolution, he was a sent-down youth in his home-county and then was transferred to Dunhua, a county-level city of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin. In February 1973, he became a teacher at Xinxiang Primary School (新乡小学) and later became a township leader in 1980. In January 1986, he was appointed deputy director of Dunhua Industrial Bureau, and became director of Dunhua Township Enterprise Bureau in August of that same year. He became assistant mayor of Dunhua in May 1987, and was made vice mayor in February 1990. He became mayor in December 1995, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in August 1997. In February 1999, he was vice mayor of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, and held that office until March 2001, when he was appointed deputy secretary-general of Jilin Provincial People's Government and deputy director of its General Office. He served as mayor of Baishan from January 2004 to July 2006, and party secretary, the top political position in the city, from July 2006 to January 2008. In January 2008, he was appointed party secretary of Jilin City, concurrently serving as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of Jilin People's Congress since February 2011.^[2]

Downfall

On 12 June 2018, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[3] His predecessor Xu Jianyi was sacked for graft in March 2015.^[4]

References

^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (12 June 2018). 退休干部周化辰“二度”被查：一年前因严重违纪被降为正厅. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Han Qian (韩茜) (28 February 2013). 资料：吉林省人大副主任周化辰简历(图). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ 吉林省人大常委会正厅级退休干部周化辰接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ 一汽集团原董事长徐建一非法收受巨额财物涉嫌受贿被提起公诉. thepaper (in Chinese). 14 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Luan Shengkuan	Mayor of Dunhua 1995–1997	Succeeded by Liu Guifeng
Preceded by Li Shuguo [zh]	Mayor of Baishan 2004–2006	Succeeded by Liu Xilan [zh]
Party political offices
Preceded by Luan Shengkuan	Communist Party Secretary of Dunhua 1997–1999	Succeeded by Liu Guifeng
Preceded by Li Wei	Communist Party Secretary of Baishan 2006–2008	Succeeded by Yan Baotai
Preceded by Xu Jianyi	Communist Party Secretary of Jilin City 2008–2011	Succeeded by Zhang Xiaopei