Tang Liangzhi Explained

Office1:Party Branch Secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Term Start1:December 2021
Office2:Mayor of Chongqing
Term Start2:January 2, 2018
Term End2:December 30, 2021
1Namedata2:Chen Min'er
Predecessor2:Zhang Guoqing
Successor2:Hu Henghua
Office3:Communist Party Secretary of Chengdu
Term Start3:July 2016
Term End3:April 2017
Predecessor3:Huang Xinchu
Office4:Mayor of Chengdu
Term Start4:December 2014
Term End4:September 2016
Predecessor4:Ge Honglin
Office5:Mayor of Wuhan
Term Start5:January 2011
Term End5:December 2014
Predecessor5:Ruan Chengfa
Tang Liangzhi
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:1960 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Honghu County, Hubei, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Huazhong Technology University

Tang Liangzhi (; born 12 June 1960) is a Chinese politician who is the current party branch secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was previously mayor of Chongqing from January 2018 to December 2021, party secretary of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province,[1] and mayor of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei.

Biography

Tang was born in Honghu, Hubei Province. He attended the Huazhong Technology University, where he specialized in solid-state electronics. After graduating in 1983, he was sent to work for a research institute under the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. In 1985, he returned to Wuhan to become a technician at a local research institute. In 1987, he joined the inaugural staff of the East Lake Development Area in Wuhan. He spent much of the next two decades working in the Wuhan high-tech sector, in charge of innovation and administration. In 2002, he obtained a doctorate in economics, specializing in western economics.

In June 2007, Tang moved into politics, becoming the mayor of Xiangfan. In February 2008, he was named party chief of Xiangfan. In February 2011, he was named mayor of Wuhan.[2] His advocacy for major construction development during his time as mayor of Wuhan earned him the nickname "Mr. Dig Dig."[3]

In December 2014, Tang left his home province and was named mayor of Chengdu.[4] In July 2016, Tang took over the post of Chengdu party chief from Huang Xinchu.[5]

In April 2017, Tang was named deputy party secretary of Chongqing.[6] He was appointed as mayor of Chongqing in January 2018.[7]

In December 2021, he was appointed party branch secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[8]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-07-11. http://www.china.com.cn/legal/2016-07/11/content_38853099.htm. zh:唐良智同志任中共成都市委书记. china.com.cn. zh.
  2. Web site: http://leaders.people.com.cn/GB/58318/58447/80343/85737/6047719.html. zh:唐良智同志简历. 29 October 2017. 29 October 2017. people.com.cn. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075209/http://leaders.people.com.cn/GB/58318/58447/80343/85737/6047719.html.
  3. News: Hilsenrath, Jon. Grand Central: China’s Local Government Debt Could Be Source of Trouble. Wall Street Journal. January 28, 2015.
  4. News: Wang Yongji (Chinese: 王永吉). https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2014/12-24/6908776.shtml . zh:武汉市长唐良智调任成都市委副书记 提名市长人选 . chinanews.com.cn . 24 December 2014 . 26 December 2014 . zh.
  5. News: zh:唐良智任成都市委书记 黄新初不再担任. http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201607/11/t20160711_13692088.shtml. 2016-07-10. ce.cn. zh.
  6. Web site: 2017-04-05. http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1655744. zh:唐良智任重庆市委委员、常委、副书记. thepaper.cn.
  7. Web site: http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1932165. zh:唐良智任重庆市代理市长. 2018-01-02. 2018-01-02. thepaper.cn. zh.
  8. News: Zhuang Yu (Chinese: 庄彧). http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/202112/30/t20211230_37218350.shtml . zh:唐良智任安徽省政协党组书记 原任重庆市市长 . ce.cn . 30 December 2021 . 1 January 2022 . zh.