Wu Hansheng (; born April 1963) is a Chinese politician who is currently serving as the head of the Society Work Department of the Central Committee of the

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(CCP). He previously served as executive deputy secretary of the Working Committee of the Central and State Organs of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party between 2022 and 2023.

Early life and education

Wu was born in

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, in April 1963. In 1981, he entered Jilin University of Technology (now Jilin University), where he majored in internal-combustion engine.

Political career

Wu joined the

(CCP) in June 1984. After University in 1985, Wu became an official in the Ministry of Machine-Building Industry. In April 1991, he was despatched to the Central and State Organs Working Committee of the CCP Central Committee, and assumed various administrative and political roles there. In January 2010, Wu was transferred to

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province and appointed vice mayor of the capital city

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. In January 2013, he was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Shenyang Municipal Committee, the province's top authority, and appointed head of the Organization Department of the CCP Shenyang Municipal Committee. He was appointed

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in September 2014 and in May 2016 was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. He also served as secretary-general of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee and secretary of the Working Committee of Liaoning Provincial Organs. In March 2017, Wu was transferred to

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province. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. He was head of the Organization Department of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee in March 2017, in addition to serving as president of the Provincial Party School. In December 2018, he became

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of the Working Committee of the Central and State Organs of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, rising to executive deputy secretary in May 2022. He was a representative of the 20th CCP National Congress, and was elected as a member of the 20th CCP Central Committee during the Congress. He was removed from his role as deputy party secretary in April 2023. On 8 July 2023, he was appointed as the head of the newly established Society Work Department of the CCP Central Committee.

References

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