Huang Xinchu Explained

Office1:Vice Chairman of Sichuan People's Congress
Term Start1:January 2017
Term End1:February 2021
1Blankname1:Chairman
1Namedata1:Wang Dongming
Peng Qinghua
Office2:Communist Party Secretary of Chengdu
Term Start2:September 2011
Term End2:July 2016
Predecessor2:Li Chuncheng
Successor2:Tang Liangzhi
Huang Xinchu
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Xiaogan, Hubei, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Sichuan United University
Tongji University
Module:
Child:yes
P:Huáng Xīnchū

Huang Xinchu (; born October 1957) is a retired Chinese politician, best known for serving as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Chengdu between 2011 and 2016.

Biography

Huang was born Xiaogan, Hubei province. He joined the workforce in July 1976 as an elementary school teacher; thereafter, he attended Tongji University, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1984. He also has a degree in political economics from Sichuan United University (now part of Sichuan University), and a doctorate in economics.[1]

He worked at the Chengdu Engines Company as a technician, engineer, and a leader in the company's Communist Youth League (CYL) wing. He then served as CYL leader in Chengdu, and was elevator to deputy CYL chief in Sichuan province, then was promoted to chief in August 1997. In August 2000 he was elevated to party chief of the Ngawa Prefecture, and in May 2007 named to the Chinese Communist Party Provincial Standing Committee and head of the provincial propaganda department. In November 2011 he was named party chief of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, and a sub-provincial city.[1] Shortly following the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Sichuan Governor Jiang Jufeng retired due to age, and Huang was seen as one of the frontrunners to replace Jiang as Governor. However, the post eventually went to Wei Hong.[2]

During the anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping, media outlets reported Huang's connections to businessman Liu Han, a local tycoon later executed, and Zhou Bin, son of Zhou Yongkang. The fall of the Chengdu organization department chief, Zhao Miao, also stirred rumors about Huang. Huang's predecessor in Chengdu, Li Chuncheng, was put under investigation in late 2012.[3]

Huang was a delegate to the 16th, 17th, and 18th National Congress of the CCP, and an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the CCP.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: 黄新初同志简历. CPC Official Website.
  2. News: 党政主官"大换位" 四川政坛迷雾又起. September 24, 2015.
  3. News: 成都市委组织部长赵苗落马 传牵涉成都市委书记黄新初. RFI.