Chen Wei ( zh, s=陈伟, t=陳偉, p=Chén Weǐ; born October 1966) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in

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province. As of February 2015 he was under investigation by the

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of the

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(CCP). Previously he served as the CCP Committee Secretary of

Zaozhuang Zaozhuang ( zh, s=枣庄 , t=棗莊 , p=Zǎozhuāng) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Since January 2019 (after the Laiwu prefecture got incorporated into Jinan prefecture), the smallest pre ...

. He is now the executive director of China Jingyi Group and chairman of Zhejiang Huajingtong Tourism Development Co., Ltd. Chinese media reported that Chen Wei had close relations with Gu Liping, wife of

Ling Jihua Ling Jihua (born 22 October 1956) is a former Chinese politician and one of the principal political advisers of former leader Hu Jintao. Ling was best known for his tenure as director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party between ...

, former vice chairman of the National

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(CPPCC) and the head of the

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of the Communist Party Central Committee.

Life and career

Chen Wei was born and raised in

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. He entered

PLA Information Engineering University The Information Engineering University (IEU) is a military university in Zhengzhou, Henan, under the People's Liberation Army. It was established in 1999. Before that, it was named as the PLA Information Engineering Institute. The name Zhengzho ...

in September 1984, majoring in information system at the College of Electronic Technology, where he graduated in July 1988. Then he was a postgraduate student at

Harbin Engineering University Harbin Engineering University (HRBEU; ) is a public science and engineering university in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Mi ...

from August 1988 to August 1990, and from September 1990-September 1993 doctoral student at

East China University of Science and Technology The East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST; ) is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction. ...

. He then went to

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for four years to study economic management. He remained in Japan, becoming a chief engineer at

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in April 1997. Chen returned to China in 2000, he was the assistant mayor in

Weihai Weihai ( zh, t=, p=Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei ( zh, s=, p=Wēihǎiwèi, l=Mighty Sea Fort, first=t), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport city in the easternmost Shandong province of China. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow ...

in December 2000, and vice-mayor, in January 2002. In September 2002, he was appointed secretary and party branch secretary of Shandong Provincial Committee of the

Communist Youth League The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC; also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League or CYL) is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, r ...

, he remained in that position until September 2006, when he was transferred to

and appointed CCP Deputy Committee Secretary and mayor. He was CCP Committee Secretary, the top political position in the city, from December 2011 to February 2015.

Downfall

On February 28, 2015, the state media reported that he was placed under investigation by the

. Then he was dismissed for corruption. On July 8, he was expelled from the CCP and was downgraded to section director level of non-leadership position ( zh, s=科级非领导职务, labels=no).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Wei 1966 births Living people Political office-holders in Shandong PLA Information Engineering University alumni Harbin Engineering University alumni East China University of Science and Technology alumni Tokyo Institute of Technology alumni Businesspeople from Jinhua