Gao Weidong

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Gao Weidong
高卫东
Director of Guizhou Coalfield Geology Bureau
In office
August 2021 – May 2022
Preceded byGao Di
Succeeded byTBA
Chairman of the Board of
Moutai
In office
March 2020 – August 2021
Preceded byLi Baofang
Succeeded byDing Xiongjun
Director of Guizhou Provincial Transportation Department
In office
January 2018 – March 2020
Preceded byWang Bingqing [zh]
Succeeded byShao Xun [zh]
Personal details
BornNovember 1972 (age 51)
Hanyu Pinyin
Gāo Wèidōng

Gao Weidong (

Moutai from 2020 to 2021. As of May 2022 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress
.

Biography

Gao was born in Dengzhou, Henan, in November 1972. In 1990, he entered Guizhou Institute of Technology (now Guizhou University), majoring in industrial and civilian buildings. After graduating in 1993, he was despatched to Guiyang Economic and Technological Development Zone as an official in the Environmental Protection Bureau. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1997. He was appointed deputy governor of Xiaohe District in October 2000, concurrently serving as deputy director of the Management Committee of Guiyang Economic and Technological Development Zone.

He was party secretary and chairman of Jinyang New Area Development and Construction Co., Ltd. in September 2006 and Jinyang Construction Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. in March 2009.

He became director of Guiyang Transportation Bureau in January 2010, but having held the position for only two years. He was promoted to vice mayor of Guiyang in February 2012, concurrently serving as deputy director and then director of Gui'an New Area Management Committee. In February 2017, he became the deputy director of Guizhou Provincial Transportation Department, rising to director the next year.

Moutai, a position he held for a year and a half.[2] In August 2021, he took office as director of Guizhou Coalfield Geology Bureau.[3]

Downfall

On 13 May 2022, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the

Moutai, was also sacked for graft.[5]

References

  1. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (24 January 2018). 高卫东任贵州省交通运输厅厅长 王秉清不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ Wang Qifan (王启帆) (20 March 2020). 高卫东当选贵州茅台董事长,游亚林当选监事会主席. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ Zhang Wei (张伟) (30 August 2021). 高卫东任贵州省煤田地质局局长. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ^ 贵州省煤田地质局党委委员、局长高卫东接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. ^ Ma Yunfei (马云飞) (13 May 2022). 突发!茅台原董事长高卫东被查. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of Guizhou Provincial Transportation Department
2018–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Gao Di (高弟)
Director of Guizhou Coalfield Geology Bureau
2021–2022
Succeeded by
TBA
Business positions
Preceded by
Li Baofang (李保芳)
Chairman of the Board of
Moutai

2020–2021
Succeeded by
Ding Xiongjun (丁雄军)