Wu Guiying
Wu Guiying | |||||||
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吴桂英 | |||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Changsha | |||||||
| Assumed office 10 February 2021 | |||||||
| Deputy | Zheng Jianxin (mayor) | ||||||
| Preceded by | Hu Henghua | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | February 1966 (age 58) Tangshan, Hebei, China | ||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
| Alma mater | China University of Political Science and Law | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴桂英 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 吳桂英 | ||||||
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Wu Guiying (Chinese: 吴桂英; born February 1966) is a Chinese politician and the current communist party secretary of Changsha, the top political position in the city.
Early life and education[edit]
Wu was born in Tangshan, Hebei, in February 1966. She earned her master's degree in economic law from China University of Political Science and Law in 1990. After university, she was recruited as a legal adviser at a milk company in the southern suburbs of Beijing.
Career in Beijing[edit]
Wu joined the Communist Party of China in April 1987, and began her political career in April 1991, where she entered the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce. She was deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Planning Commission between November 2001 and September 2003 and deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission between September 2003 and May 2008. In May 2008, she became the vice governor of Chaoyang District, rising to governor in July 2012.[1] She concurrently served as director of Beijing Central Business District Management Committee from September 2008 to December 2012. In September 2015, she was promoted again to become communist party secretary, the top political position in the district.[2]
Career in Hunan[edit]
In January 2018, she was transferred from her job in Beijing to central Hunan province. She was appointed vice governor of Hunan, heading education, health and medical security work.[3] On 10 February 2021, she named communist party secretary of Changsha, her first foray into a provincial capital city leadership role.[4] At the same time, she was admitted to a member of the standing committee of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (23 November 2012). 吴桂英当选北京朝阳区区长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Peng Bo (彭博) (17 September 2015). 吴桂英任北京朝阳区委书记 前任程连元已任昆明市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Cai Eryi (蔡迩一) (10 February 2021). 全国又一位掌舵省会城市的女书记就位，还创了个首例. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b Zhou Yang (周杨) (10 February 2021). 吴桂英同志任省委常委、长沙市委书记. hunan.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2021.