Weng Tiehui

Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, Weng joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1984 and began her professional career in July 1988. She received her undergraduate and master's education at Fudan University, where she studied world economics and later earned a Master of Economics degree. After completing her graduate studies in 1988, she remained at Fudan University as a faculty member at the Institute of World Economy.^[2]

Weng subsequently moved into university administration, serving as deputy director and later director of the Student Affairs Department at Fudan University. She was appointed deputy Party secretary and vice president of the university in 1999, and later served as deputy Party secretary. In 2003, she was transferred to municipal administration in Shanghai, first as deputy Party secretary of the Shanghai Education Work Committee and subsequently as deputy Party secretary of the Shanghai Science and Education Work Committee.^[3]

In 2008, Weng was appointed deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. From 2013 to 2019, she served as Vice Mayor of Shanghai.^[4] In March 2014, she was elected President of the Shanghai Red Cross Society.^[5]

From 2019 to 2024, Weng served as a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.^[6] During her tenure, she was involved in higher education reform and graduate employment policy.^[7] She is currently a member of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC and serves on its Proposal Committee. She has also served as a deputy to the 15th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress.^[8]