Chen Xuefeng
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Chen Xuefeng | |
|---|---|
陈雪枫 | |
| Communist Party Secretary of Luoyang | |
| In office July 2013 – January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mao Wanchun |
| Succeeded by | Li Ya |
| Vice Governor of Henan | |
| In office January 2011 – July 2013 | |
| Governor | Guo Gengmao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1958 (age 67) |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party (1985–2016; expelled) |
| Alma mater | China University of Mining and Technology |
Chen Xuefeng (simplified Chinese: 陈雪枫; traditional Chinese: 陳雪楓; pinyin: Chén Xuěfēng; born September 1958) is a former Chinese politician and mining executive from Henan province. He was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in January 2016 and expelled from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) a few months later.[1] He served as CCP Committee Secretary of Luoyang, the top political position in the city, from July 2013 to January 2016. He was a member of the Henan Provincial Party Standing Committee.[2]
Chen was born in a rural village in Qi County, Kaifeng, Henan, in September 1958. His mother died when he was just two years old; he was raised by his father and often foraged for food from his neighbours.[3] His family was so poor that they did not have the money to cover the expenses of burial for his deceased mother. Chen's father served in the army for famed general Peng Xuefeng, a famed pre-revolution general of Mao's Red Army. Chen's father named him after General Peng. Chen had outstanding grades in school, eventually earning himself admission to the China University of Mining and Technology shortly after the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976. He majored in coal processing.[3]
Chen began working in October 1975, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1985. In 1982, shortly after graduating, Chen was selected to work in the mines of Yima, Henan. There he rose steadily up its ranks, eventually overseeing the mine's operations. The Yima Coal Bureau was re-organized into the Yimei Group (义煤集团), and Chen served as one of its executives.[3]
From July 2000 to November 2008, he was general manager, president, and CCP Committee Secretary of Yongcheng Coal and Electric Power Group Corp (永城煤电). Then he served as president and party chief of Henan Coal Chemical Industry Group Co., Ltd (河南煤业化工集团), and held that office until January 2011. In January 2011 he was promoted to become vice-governor of Henan,[4] he remained in that position until July 2013, when he was transferred to Luoyang and appointed the CCP Committee Secretary.[5]
