Lan Fo'an (; born June 1962) is a Chinese politician currently serving as governor of Shanxi. He is a member of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He is a delegate to the

19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (commonly referred to as ''Shíjiǔ Dà''; ) was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, between 18 and 24 October 2017. 2,280 delegates represented the party's estimated 89 milli ...

. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Career

Lan was born in Huidong County,

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

, in June 1962. After graduating from Hubei College of Finance and Economics (now

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (ZUEL; ) is a public university in Wuhan, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. ZUEL was established in 2000 with the merge of Central South University of Finance and Economics ...

) in 1985, he was dispatched to the

Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China () is the cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which administers macroeconomic policies and the annual budget. It also handles fiscal policy, economic regulations ...

. Beginning in November 1988, he served in several posts in the Guangdong Provincial Finance Department, including section member, principal staff member, and director. In March 1999, he was appointed vice mayor of

Dongguan Dongguan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the ...

, but having held the position for only two-and-a-haif years. He moved back to the Guangdong Provincial Finance Department and was appointed its deputy head. In April 2007, he was promoted to party branch secretary of Guangdong Provincial Audit Department, concurrently holding the head position since March 2008. In March 2015, he was transferred to

Shaoguan Shaoguan (; Hakka: Seukoan) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province ( Yuebei), South China, bordering Hunan to the northwest and Jiangxi to the northeast. It is home to the mummified remains of the sixth Zen Buddhist patriarch ...

and appointed party secretary, the top political position in the city. He was promoted to vice governor of Guangdong in January 2016. In March 2017, he was transferred to the neighboring

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...

province, he was appointed secretary of its Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's agency in charge of anti-corruption efforts. He also served as director of Hainan Provincial Supervisory Commission. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee. In April 2021, he was transferred to north China's Shanxi province and appointed deputy party secretary. On June 4, he was named acting governor of Shanxi, replacing

Lin Wu Lin Wu (; born February 1962) is a Chinese politician and the current CCP Secretary of Shanxi province. Previously, he served as Shanxi Governor, deputy governor and the chief of the CCP Organization Department of Jilin province. Career Lin Wu ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lan, Fo'an 1962 births Living people People from Huidong County, Guangdong Zhongnan University of Economics and Law alumni South China University of Technology alumni Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress People's Republic of China politicians from Guangdong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Guangdong