Fang Wei

Fang was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu. He obtained his bachelor's degree in philosophy from Nanjing University in 1987 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1986. Following graduation, he commenced his career as an editor at the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences and subsequently served at the Jiangsu Provincial Personnel Department.^[3]

Since 1992, Fang has occupied multiple roles in Suzhou, including deputy director of the Economic and Trade Bureau of Suzhou New District, Director of the Foreign Investment Advisory Center, General Manager and Party Secretary of the Suzhou New District Foreign Trade Company, and subsequently deputy director of the Administrative Committee of Suzhou New District. In 1997, he simultaneously held the position of Party Secretary of Fengqiao Town. In 1998, he assumed the roles of chairman, Party Secretary, and General Manager of Suzhou Import & Export Group, concurrently serving as deputy director and Deputy Party Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission. He engaged in a senior management training program in the United States in 2000.^[4]

In July 2001, Fang was designated Vice Mayor of Taizhou while simultaneously holding the positions of Director of the Administrative Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee for the local development zone. He obtained an MBA from Fudan University in June 2004. Beginning in 2006, he held positions in the Wuxi as Assistant Mayor and subsequently Vice Mayor, while simultaneously serving as Director of the Wuxi Informatization Office and Party Secretary of the Xishan Economic Development Zone.^[5]

In April 2013, Fang assumed the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the Jiangsu Provincial Government. In 2016, he was named Director and Party Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Government Services Administration.^[6] From 2018 until 2022, he occupied leadership roles in Lianyungang, serving as Deputy Party Secretary, Mayor, and subsequently as Party Secretary and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Lianyungang Municipal People's Congress.^[7]

In July 2022, he was designated Vice Governor of Jiangsu Province, and in January 2025, he was simultaneously appointed Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[8][2]