Xu Liyi

Xu Liyi
Xu Liyi
徐立毅
Communist Party Secretary of Zhengzhou
	In office; 11 June 2019 – 20 January 2022
Deputy	Wang Xinwei [zh]; Hou Hong [zh] (mayor)
Preceded by	Ma Yi [zh]
Succeeded by	An Wei [zh]
Mayor of Hangzhou
	In office; February 2017 – June 2019
Party Secretary	Zhao Yide; Zhou Jiangyong
Preceded by	Zhang Hongming [zh]
Succeeded by	Liu Xin [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Wenzhou
	In office; January 2016 – February 2017
Deputy	Zhang Geng [zh]
Preceded by	Chen Yixin
Succeeded by	Zhou Jiangyong
Mayor of Wenzhou
	In office; April 2015 – January 2016
Party Secretary	Chen Yixin
Preceded by	Chen Jinbiao [zh]
Succeeded by	Zhang Geng [zh]
Personal details
Born	13 August 1964 (age 60); Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Zhejiang University; Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Xu Liyi (Chinese: 徐立毅; pinyin: Xú Lìyì; born 13 August 1964) is a Chinese politician who served as party secretary of Zhengzhou from 2019 to 2022. He was removed from his post due to under-reporting the number of people who died or went missing during the 2021 Henan floods.^[1] He previously served as mayor of Hangzhou and before that, mayor and party secretary of Wenzhou. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

Xu was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, on 13 August 1964. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he was accepted to Hangzhou University (now Zhejiang University), majoring in geography.

Career in Zhejiang

Xu got involved in politics in August 1983, joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1986. Xu worked in Yuyao, a county-level city the jurisdiction of Ningbo, from 1983 to 2001, and then Ningbo, from 2001 to 2006. In November 2006, he was transferred to Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang, where he successively worked as party secretary of Jianggan District and Yuhang District. In March 2014, he became vice mayor of Hangzhou, but held the position for only one year. He became mayor of Wenzhou in April 2015,^[2] and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in January 2016. In February 2017, he was promoted to acting mayor of Hangzhou, confirmed in April.^[3]

Career in Henan

In June 2019, he was assigned to central Henan province and appointed party secretary of its capital Zhengzhou.^[4] He was also admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Henan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. During his tenure, the 2021 Henan floods broke out, Xu and his subordinates committed dereliction of duty and concealed 139 deaths and missing persons.^[5]^[6] On 21 January 2022, he has been given a serious warning as a measure of party discipline and had his civil servant rank downgraded.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "China says Henan officials under-reported deaths in July flood". straitstimes.com. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (29 April 2015). 杭州原常委徐立毅任温州代市长陈金彪已任绍兴市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ Yao Silu (姚似璐) (22 February 2017). 温州市委书记徐立毅任杭州代市长，61岁张鸿铭辞任杭州市长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (11 June 2019). 徐立毅任河南省委常委、郑州市委书记马懿不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ "Beijing punishes local officials for handling of deadly Henan floods". channelnewsasia. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (21 January 2022). “7·20”暴雨问责安伟接替徐立毅任郑州市委书记. caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ William, Zheng (21 January 2022). "Chinese city boss punished for mishandling deadly floods that killed hundreds in Henan". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ 安伟任郑州市委书记，徐立毅被免. qq.com (in Chinese). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

Government offices
Preceded by Chen Jinbiao [zh]	Mayor of Wenzhou 2015–2016	Succeeded by Zhang Geng [zh]
Preceded by Zhang Hongming [zh]	Mayor of Hangzhou 2017–2020	Succeeded by Liu Xin [zh]
Party political offices
Preceded by Zhang Geng [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Wenzhou 2016–2017	Succeeded by Chen Yixin
Preceded by Ma Yi [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Zhengzhou 2019–2022	Succeeded by An Wei [zh]

[1] "China says Henan officials under-reported deaths in July flood". straitstimes.com. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[2] Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (29 April 2015). 杭州原常委徐立毅任温州代市长陈金彪已任绍兴市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[3] Yao Silu (姚似璐) (22 February 2017). 温州市委书记徐立毅任杭州代市长，61岁张鸿铭辞任杭州市长. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[4] Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (11 June 2019). 徐立毅任河南省委常委、郑州市委书记马懿不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[5] "Beijing punishes local officials for handling of deadly Henan floods". channelnewsasia. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[6] Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (21 January 2022). “7·20”暴雨问责安伟接替徐立毅任郑州市委书记. caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[7] William, Zheng (21 January 2022). "Chinese city boss punished for mishandling deadly floods that killed hundreds in Henan". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[8] 安伟任郑州市委书记，徐立毅被免. qq.com (in Chinese). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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