Wei Tao (politician)
Wei Tao | |||||||
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韦韬 | |||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan | |||||||
| Assumed office November 2021 | |||||||
| Deputy | Zhang Xinwei | ||||||
| Preceded by | Luo Qingyu | ||||||
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| Born | April 1970 (age 54) Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Chongqing University Huazhong University of Science and Technology | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 韦韬 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 韋濤 | ||||||
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Wei Tao (Chinese: 韦韬; born April 1970) is a Chinese executive and politician of Zhuang ethnicity, currently serving as party secretary of Taiyuan, in office since November 2021.
He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress. He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Wei was born in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Guangxi, in April 1970.[2] In 1988, he entered Chongqing University, where he majored in ferrous metallurgy.[2]
Career
[edit]After university in 1992, he joined Liuzhou Steel, where he successively served as a technician, assistant engineer, engineer, deputy director of the Technical Center, deputy manager of the Distribution Company, and director of the Ironmaking Plant.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1998.[2] In April 2010, he rose to become deputy general manager.[2]
In January 2016, he was appointed deputy secretary, vice chairman and general manager of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd..[2]
He got involved in politics in December 2017, when he was made deputy party secretary of Yulin.[2] He served as mayor from January the next year.[2]
In March 2020, he was transferred back to Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd. and appointed party secretary and chairman.[2]
Wei was chosen as vice governor of Shanxi in February 2021 and was admitted to member of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[2][3] In February 2021, he was elevated to vice governor of Shanxi, but having held the position for only eight months.[2] In November 2021, he became party secretary of the capital city Taiyuan, his first foray into a prefectural leadership role.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Xue Tao (薛涛) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (1 November 2021). 70后新晋山西省委常委韦韬已任太原市委书记. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (29 October 2021). 林武当选山西省委书记 吴伟、卢东亮、韦韬、郑连生新任省委常委. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- 21st-century mayors of places in China
- Zhuang people
- People from Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County
- Chongqing University alumni
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology alumni
- People's Republic of China politicians from Guangxi
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Guangxi
- Mayors of Yulin, Guangxi
- Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress
- Delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
- Alternate members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- Standing Members of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee