| Wei Tao | |||||||
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| 韦韬 | |||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan | |||||||
| Incumbent | |||||||
| Assumed office November 2021 | |||||||
| Deputy | Zhang Xinwei [zh] | ||||||
| Preceded by | Luo Qingyu [zh] | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| 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.
Early life and education
Wei was born in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Guangxi, in April 1970. In 1988, he entered Chongqing University, where he majored in ferrous metallurgy.
Career
After university in 1992, he joined Liuzhou Steel [zh], 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. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1998. In April 2010, he rose to become deputy general manager.
In January 2016, he was appointed deputy secretary, vice chairman and general manager of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd..
He got involved in politics in December 2017, when he was made deputy party secretary of Yulin. He served as mayor from January the next year.
In March 2020, he was transferred back to Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd. and appointed party secretary and chairman.
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. In February 2021, he was elevated to vice governor of Shanxi, but having held the position for only eight months. In November 2021, he became party secretary of the capital city Taiyuan, his first foray into a prefectural leadership role.
References
- 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.
- ^ 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.
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySu Haitang [zh] | Mayor of Yulin 2018–2020 |
Succeeded byBai Songtao [zh] |
| Business positions | ||
| Preceded byZhou Xiaoxi | Chairman of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd. 2020–2021 |
Succeeded byLi Yanqiang [zh] |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byLuo Qingyu [zh] | Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan 2021–present |
Incumbent |
- 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