Wu Zhenglong

Wu Zhenglong
Wu Zhenglong
吴政隆
Communist Party Secretary of Nanjing
	In office; October 2016 – May 2017
Preceded by	Huang Lixin
Succeeded by	Zhang Jinghua
Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan
	In office; September 2014 – October 2016
Preceded by	Chen Chuanping
Succeeded by	Wang Weizhong
Personal details
Born	November 1964 (age 59); Hanyu Pinyin

Wu Zhenglong (Chinese: 吴政隆; born November 1964) is a Chinese politician and who is currently a state councilor and the secretary-general of the State Council. Previously, he was Governor of Jiangsu and also served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Nanjing and Jiangsu. Born in Jiangsu, Wu served in Chongqing, then Shanxi, earlier in his career, before being transferred back to his home province, where he experienced a series of rapid promotions.

Biography

Wu was born in

Wanzhou District, then governor, then the party chief. Considered a "political survivor" in Chongqing, Wu served in the administration of then Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai, who was ousted in 2012. In May 2013 Wu was named secretary-general of the party committee, and a member of the CCP provincial standing committee of Chonqging.^[1]

In 2014, Chen Chuanping was abruptly removed from office as party chief of Taiyuan as part of a corruption probe. Wu was 'parachuted' in as the new party chief of Taiyuan in August 2014; he also earned an ex officio seat on the provincial party standing committee. Wu served in Shanxi for two years, before being transferred back to his home province of Jiangsu to take on the post of deputy party chief and party chief of the provincial capital Nanjing, a clear promotion and indication that he was being groomed to higher office. In May 2017, Wu was appointed acting Governor of Jiangsu.^[2] On 18 October 2021, he was promoted to Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Jiangsu, the top political position in province.^{[citation needed]}

Wu was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress, elected in 2008. Wu was an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a full member of the 19th Central Committee.^[3]

References

^ 吴政隆任重庆市委秘书长. People.cn. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
^ 山西新任省委常委吴政隆任太原市委书记. Xinhua. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
^ Jia Nan (贾楠) (2021-10-19). 黑龙江等5省区党委主要负责同志职务调整. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-10-19.

Party political offices
Preceded by Chen Chuanping	Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan 2014–2016	Succeeded by Wang Weizhong
Preceded by Shi Taifeng	Deputy Party Secretary of Jiangsu 2016–2017	Succeeded by Huang Lixin
Preceded by Huang Lixin	Communist Party Secretary of Nanjing 2016–2017	Succeeded by Zhang Jinghua
Preceded by Lou Qinjian	Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu 2021–2022	Succeeded by Xin Changxing
Assembly seats
Preceded by Lou Qinjian	Chairman of Jiangsu People's Congress 2022–2023	Succeeded by Xin Changxing
Government offices
Preceded by Shi Taifeng	Governor of Jiangsu 2017–2021	Succeeded by Xu Kunlin
Preceded by Xiao Jie	Secretary General of the State Council 2023–present	Incumbent

[1] 吴政隆任重庆市委秘书长. People.cn. Retrieved 2013-05-16.

[2] 山西新任省委常委吴政隆任太原市委书记. Xinhua. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved 2014-09-30.

[3] Jia Nan (贾楠) (2021-10-19). 黑龙江等5省区党委主要负责同志职务调整. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-10-19.

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