Qin Weizhong Explained

Office1:Mayor of Shenzhen
Term Start1:19 May 2021
1Blankname1:Party Secretary
1Namedata1:Wang Weizhong
Meng Fanli
Predecessor1:Chen Rugui
Qin Weizhong
Native Name:覃伟中
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Yulin, Guangxi, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Tsinghua University
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Child:yes
Order:st
P:Qín Wěizhōng

Qin Weizhong (; born July 1971) is a Chinese politician who is the current mayor of Shenzhen, in office since April 2021.

Biography

Qin was born in Yulin, Guangxi, in July 1971. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1996, he was assigned to the China Petrochemical Corporation as an engineer.

He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 2001. In March 2017, Qin was promoted to deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation and chairman of China Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd.[1]

In March 2017, he was appointed vice governor of Guangdong.[2] In April 2021, he was promoted to be deputy party secretary of Shenzhen, concurrently holding the acting mayor position. He was installed as mayor in May of that same year.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: https://finance.sina.com.cn/stock/relnews/hk/2019-03-28/doc-ihtxyzsm1277575.shtml . zh:中石油副总经理覃伟中履新广东省副省长 . sina . 28 March 2019 . 25 April 2022 . zh.
  2. News: Shan Xiaobing (Chinese: 单晓冰). http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201903/29/t20190329_31763824.shtml . zh:张虎、覃伟中任广东省副省长 . ce.cn . 29 March 2019 . 25 April 2022 . zh.
  3. News: Qin Weizhong elected mayor of Shenzhen . https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/162142712014149.html . zh:覃伟中当选深圳市长 . Beijing News . 19 May 2021 . 25 April 2022 . zh.