Hu Henghua

Hu Henghua
Hu Henghua
胡衡华
Mayor of Chongqing
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 December 2021
Secretary	Chen Min'er; Yuan Jiajun
Preceded by	Tang Liangzhi
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi
	In office; October 2020 – December 2021
Secretary	Liu Guozhong
Preceded by	He Rong
Communist Party Secretary of Changsha
	In office; July 2017 – October 2020
Mayor	Chen Wenhao [zh]; Hu Zhongxiong; Zheng Jianxin [zh]
Preceded by	Yi Lianhong
Succeeded by	Wu Guiying
Mayor of Changsha
	In office; December 2013 – November 2016
Secretary	Yi Lianhong
Preceded by	Zhang Jianfei [zh]
Succeeded by	Chen Wenhao [zh]
Personal details
Born	June 1963 (age 61); Hengnan County, Hunan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Hunan University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	胡衡华
Traditional Chinese	胡衡華
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hú Hénghuá

Hu Henghua (Chinese: 胡衡华; born June 1963) is a Chinese politician currently serving as deputy party secretary and mayor of Chongqing. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1] He was a representative of the 17th and 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

Hu was born in Hengnan County, Hunan, in June 1963. He graduated from Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology and Hunan University.

Career in Hunan

He entered the workforce in July 1983, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1985. Beginning in 1983, he served in several posts in Hengyang Steel Pipe Factory, including workshop director, deputy factory director, and general manager. He began his political career in July 2005, when he was appointed director and party branch secretary of Hunan Provincial Economic Commission. In March 2008, he was named acting mayor and deputy party secretary of Yiyang, replacing Ma Yong. In January 2001, he was appointed director and party branch secretary of Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

He became acting mayor of Changsha, the capital city under the jurisdiction of Hunan province, in December 2013, and was installed in January 2014. He concurrently served as deputy party secretary of Changsha and secretary of the Party Working Committee of Xiangjiang New Area. In November 2016, he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[2] One month later, he was appointed director of Hunan Provincial State Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.^[3] In July 2017, he was promoted to party secretary of Changsha, the top political position in the city, concurrently holding the position of first secretary of CPC Changsha Garrison Command Committee.

Career in Shaanxi

In October 2020, he was transferred to northwest China's Shaanxi province and appointed deputy party secretary.^[4]

Career in Chongqing

In December 2021, he was appointed deputy party secretary of Chongqing, succeeding Tang Liangzhi.^[5] On December 31, he was named acting mayor of Chongqing.^[6]

References

^ Nie Chenjing (聂晨静) (24 October 2017). 十九大受权发布：中国共产党第十九届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ 第十一届湖南省委领导班子亮相，杜家毫当选省委书记. thepaper (in Chinese). 19 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ 蔡振红兼任湖南省委宣传部部长，胡衡华兼任省国资委党委书记. thepaper (in Chinese). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ Yi Yi (伊一) (17 October 2020). 湖南省委常委、长沙市委书记胡衡华调任陕西省委副书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ Liu Guangbo (刘光博) (25 December 2021). 胡衡华任重庆市委委员、常委、副书记. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ Zhu Jiabei (祝加贝) (30 December 2021). 胡衡华任重庆市代市长. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 December 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Lin Wu	Director of Hunan Provincial Economic Commission 2005–2008	Succeeded by Xie Chaoying [zh]
Preceded by Ma Yong	Mayor of Yiyang 2008–2011	Succeeded by Hu Zhongxiong
Preceded by Jiang Zuobin [zh]	Director of Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission 2011–2013	Succeeded by Xie Jianhua
Preceded by Zhang Jianfei [zh]	Mayor of Changsha 2013–2016	Succeeded by Chen Wenhao [zh]
Preceded by Tang Liangzhi	Mayor of Chongqing 2021–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Yi Lianhong	Communist Party Secretary of Changsha 2017–2020	Succeeded by Wu Guiying
Preceded by He Rong	Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi 2020–2021	Succeeded by TBA
Preceded by Tang Liangzhi	Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing 2021–present	Incumbent

[1] Nie Chenjing (聂晨静) (24 October 2017). 十九大受权发布：中国共产党第十九届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[2] 第十一届湖南省委领导班子亮相，杜家毫当选省委书记. thepaper (in Chinese). 19 November 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[3] 蔡振红兼任湖南省委宣传部部长，胡衡华兼任省国资委党委书记. thepaper (in Chinese). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[4] Yi Yi (伊一) (17 October 2020). 湖南省委常委、长沙市委书记胡衡华调任陕西省委副书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 September 2021.

[5] Liu Guangbo (刘光博) (25 December 2021). 胡衡华任重庆市委委员、常委、副书记. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 December 2021.

[6] Zhu Jiabei (祝加贝) (30 December 2021). 胡衡华任重庆市代市长. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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Conference Chairpersons	Zhang Wenbin Liu Zhizhong Xing Yuanmin Xu Jingye Xu Songnan Wang Jiong Tang Fangyu Cheng Lihua ♀
* First office-holder after Chongqing became a direct-controlled municipality; ♀ female

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