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Hu Zhongxiong (Chinese: 胡忠雄; pinyin: Hú Zhōngxióng; born January 1966) is a Chinese politician who is the current Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Guiyang, in office since September 2021. Previously, he served as head of the United Front Work Department of Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and vice governor, and before that, mayor of Changsha, party secretary of Yueyang, party secretary and mayor of Yiyang.

Early life and education

Hu was born in Li County, Hunan, in January 1966. He entered Hunan Normal University in 1982, majoring in the Department of Politics. After graduating in 1986, he was admitted to Southwest University of Political Science & Law, earning a master's degree in law in 1989.

Career in Hunan

Hu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1985. After university, he taught at Hunan Economic Management Cadre College for several years before becoming involved in politics in June 1995, when he was appointed director of Management Committee of Phoenix Park Economic and Technological Development Zone.

He was deputy secretary of Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China in January 1997, and held that office until April 2002. He then worked in Yiyang, holding positions as deputy party secretary (2002–2015), mayor (2011–2015), and party secretary (2015–2016). In December 2016, he was appointed party secretary of the neighboring Yueyang city, concurrently serving as chairman of Yueyang People's Congress. In January 2018, he was promoted to become mayor and deputy party secretary of Changsha, and party chief of the Party Working Committee of Xiangjiang New Area. It would be his first job as mayor of a provincial capital city.

Career in Guizhou

In 2020, he was transferred from his job in Hunan province to the neighboring Guizhou province. In January, he was promoted to acting vice governor, confirmed on March 6. He was appointed head of the United Front Work Department of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the CCP in February 2021 and was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Guizhou Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. On September 17, he took office as party secretary of Guiyang and party chief of the Party Working Committee of Gui'an New Area, replacing Zhao Deming [zh].

References

1. Peng Bo (彭博) (10 June 2015). 胡忠雄接替魏旋君任益阳市委书记 许显辉提名市长. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
2. 湖南益阳市委原书记胡忠雄转任岳阳市委书记. The Paper (in Chinese). 11 December 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
3. Hu Hongtao (胡宏涛) (6 March 2021). 胡忠雄任贵州省人民政府副省长. gog.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
4. Yi Yi (伊一) (27 February 2021). 胡忠雄任贵州省委统战部部长. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
5. Liu Guangbo (刘光博) (17 September 2021). 跨省履新一年多，胡忠雄出任贵阳市委书记. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 September 2021.

• 1966 births
• Living people
• 21st-century mayors of places in China
• People from Li County, Hunan
• Hunan Normal University alumni
• Southwest University of Political Science & Law alumni
• People's Republic of China politicians from Hunan
• Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hunan