Deng Xiaogang (; born August 1967) is a Chinese politician, serving since 2017 as the

Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary In modern politics of China, Chinese politics, a Deputy Party Committee Secretary (; also translated as Deputy Party Secretary, deputy party chief, vice party chief) serves as the lieutenant to the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, ...

of Sichuan. He began his political career in Beijing, then moved to the

Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), often shortened to Tibet in English or Xizang in Pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the ...

(TAR), where he served as deputy party chief and secretary of its Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Biography

Deng was born in

Guiyang County Guiyang County () is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City. Located on the southern part of the province, it is adjacent to the east of the city proper in Chenzhou. The county is bor ...

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

province. He graduated with a degree in

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from Hunan College of Agriculture (now

Hunan Agricultural University Hunan Agricultural University (, commonly referred to as HAU or Nongda) is a public research university located in Changsha, Hunan, China. Founded in 1951, the university was incorporated by two independent colleges under the name Hunan Agricultu ...

), and a graduate degree in development economics from the Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural University). He joined the

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in December 1991. He worked in the Beijing Planning Commission, the Beijing Development and Reform Commission, and the deputy governor of

Fengtai District Fengtai District ( zh, s=丰台区, p=Fēngtái Qū) is a district of the city of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the 6th Ring Road, Sixth Ring Road, but also to th ...

, and the governor of Tongzhou District. In 2005, Deng was selected to work in Tibet. In June 2005, he became assistant to the Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region, then in 2006 was elevated to Vice Chairman, entering sub-provincial ranks at only age 39. He entered the regional

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in 2011 as the secretary-general of the regional party committee. In April 2012, as part of a wider reshuffle, Deng was named head of the TAR Political and Legal Affairs Commission (''Zhengfawei''), the youngest provincial-level ''Zhengfawei'' chief at the time. In April 2013, he was named

of the Tibet Autonomous Region. In March 2017, Deng was transferred to Sichuan province to serve as deputy party chief there. At the time of his transfer, Deng, 48, was the youngest provincial-level party chief in the country.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deng, Xiaogang 1967 births Living people Politicians from Chenzhou Political office-holders in Sichuan Political office-holders in Tibet People's Republic of China politicians from Hunan Hunan Agricultural University alumni