Fang Hongwei
Chinese politician
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Fang Hongwei (Simplified Chinese: 方红卫; Traditional Chinese: 方紅衛; born June 1966) was a Chinese politician and entrepreneur from Fuping, Shaanxi. He graduated from the Department of Automotive Engineering at Tsinghua University. He previously served as Chairman of Shaanxi Automobile Group, Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary, Mayor, and Party Secretary of Hanzhong, Party Secretary of Shaanxi, and Party Secretary Xi’an.
Ye Niuping (Mayor)
Fang Hongwei 方红卫 方紅衛 | |
|---|---|
| Party Secretary of Xi’an | |
| In office November 7, 2021 – November 7, 2025 | |
| Deputy | Li Mingyuan Ye Niuping (Mayor) |
| Preceded by | Wang Hao |
| Succeeded by | Hao Huijie |
| Secretary-General of Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee | |
| In office May 27, 2021 – November 7, 2021 | |
| Party Secretary | Liu Guozhong |
| Preceded by | Lu Jianjun |
| Succeeded by | Li Chunlin |
| Party Secretary of Hanzhong | |
| In office July 16, 2020 – June 23, 2021 | |
| Deputy | Zhong Hongjiang (Mayor) |
| Preceded by | Wang Jianjun |
| Succeeded by | Zhong Hongjiang |
| Mayor of Hanzhong | |
| In office February 9, 2017 – January 18, 2021 | |
| Party Secretary | Wang Jianjun |
| Preceded by | Wang Jianjun |
| Succeeded by | Zhong Hongjiang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1966 (age 59) |
| Party | China Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University (BA) Northwestern Polytechnical University (MA) Chang’an University (PhD) |
In November 2025, Fang was placed under disciplinary review and investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.
Biography
Fang graduated in 1989 from the Department of Automotive Engineering at Tsinghua University, majoring in Automobile Engineering. After graduation, he joined Shaanxi Automobile Group, where he served successively as General Manager (2002), Chairman (2008), and Chairman of Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group (2012).
In April 2015, he was transferred to Baoji, serving as Vice Mayor and Member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Baoji Municipal Committee.
In July 2016, he was transferred to Executive Vice Mayor of Weinan and Member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Weinan Municipal Committee.
In January 2017, Fang was appointed Deputy Secretary of the CCP Hanzhong Municipal Committee and Party Secretary of the Municipal Government Leadership Group; the following month, he was elected Mayor of Hanzhong.
In February 2018, he was elected a Deputy to the 13th National People’s Congress[1] He became Secretary of the CCP Hanzhong Municipal Committee in July 2020.[2]
In May 2021, he was promoted to Member of the Standing Committee and appointed as the Secretary-General of the CCP Shaanxi Provincial Committee.[3]
In November 2021, He was appointed as Secretary of the CCP Xi’an Municipal Committee.[4]
Downfall
On November 7, 2025, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of CCP and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Fang Hongwei was under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.[5]