Qin Weizhong
Chinese politician (born 1971), mayor of Shenzhen
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Qin Weizhong (Chinese: 覃伟中; born July 1971) is a Chinese politician who is the current mayor of Shenzhen, in office since April 2021.
Meng Fanli
Jin Lei
Qin Weizhong | |||||||
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覃伟中 | |||||||
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| Mayor of Shenzhen | |||||||
| Assumed office 19 May 2021 | |||||||
| Party Secretary | Wang Weizhong Meng Fanli Jin Lei | ||||||
| Preceded by | Chen Rugui | ||||||
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| Born | July 1971 (age 55) | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Education | Tsinghua University | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 覃伟中 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 覃偉中 | ||||||
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Biography
Qin was born in Jilin, Jilin province, Northeast China in July 1971. His ancestral home is in Yulin, Guangxi. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1996, he was assigned to the China Petrochemical Corporation as an engineer.[citation needed]
He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 2001. In March 2017, Qin was promoted to deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation and chairman of China Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd.[1]
In March 2017, he was appointed vice governor of Guangdong.[2] In April 2021, he was promoted to be deputy party secretary of Shenzhen, concurrently holding the acting mayor position. He was installed as mayor in May of that same year.[3]