Xu Guang
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Xu Guang | |
|---|---|
徐光 | |
| Vice-Governor of Henan | |
| In office January 2017 – September 2019 | |
| Governor | Chen Run'er |
| Communist Party Secretary of Zhoukou | |
| In office November 2011 – February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mao Chaofeng |
| Succeeded by | Liu Jibiao |
| Mayor of Zhoukou | |
| In office December 2006 – November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Gao Deling |
| Succeeded by | Yue Wenhai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1960 (age 65) |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party (expelled; 1984–2020) |
| Alma mater | Hebi Normal School Tianjin University Henan Radio and Television University |
Xu Guang (Chinese: 徐光; pinyin: Xú Guāng; born June 1960) is a former Chinese politician who spent his whole career in north China's Henan province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft body, the Chinese Communist Party Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, in August 2019. He was then sentenced to 11 years in jail on January 11, 2021.[1] Previously he served as vice-governor of Henan.[2][3]
He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress and a delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[3]
Xu was born in Dangyang, Hubei, in June 1960. He entered the workforce in August 1977 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1984. After the Cultural Revolution in September 1979, he entered Hebi Normal School, where he majored in Chinese language and literature. He also studied at Henan Radio and Television University and Tianjin University as a part-time student.