Liu Wenxin (; born May 1967) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in southwest China's Guizhou province. As of October 2022 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. He served as mayor of

Guiyang Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...

from 2013 to 2017 and party secretary of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture from 2017 to 2022.

Early life and education

Liu was born in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, in May 1967. After graduating from Xiuwen Normal School in 1985, he taught at Majiaqiao Middle School. From September 2007 to July 2010 he did his postgraduate work at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.

Political career

Starting in 1989, Liu served in several posts in

Xiuwen County Xiuwen County () is a county in central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou provin ...

, including staff member of Xiuwen County Judicial Bureau, lawyer of Xiuwen County Law Firm, judge and president of Xiuwen County Court, and party secretary of Longchang Town. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1995. He was head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Xiuwen County Committee in February 2001 and subsequently head of the Organization Department of the CCP Xiuwen County Committee in May 2001. Liu was transferred to southwest China's Guizhou province in May 2002 and appointed secretary of

Municipal Committee of the

Communist Youth League of China The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League (CYL), is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, run by the ...

. In March 2005, he became deputy head of the Organization Department of the CCP Guiyang Municipal Committee, concurrently serving as directed of Guiyang Distance Education Office since September of that same year. He was deputy party secretary of

Nanming District Nanming District () is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, Southwest China. Nanming District serves as an economic powerhouse for the city, bringing in GDP of over 30.17 Billion ...

in May 2006, in addition to serving as governor. He was appointed head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Guiyang Municipal Committee in December 2006 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Guiyang Municipal Committee, the capital city's top authority. In June 2011, he became vice mayor of Guiyang, rising to mayor in January 2014. In August 2017, Liu was chosen as party secretary of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and served until March 2022. In March 2022, Liu was made secretary of the

Political and Legal Affairs Commission The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (), commonly referred to as ''Zhongyang Zhengfawei'' (中央政法委, literally "Central Poli-Legal Commission") in Chinese, is the organization under the Central Committee of the Chinese Commu ...

of the CCP Guizhou Provincial Committee.

Investigation

On 26 October 2022, Liu was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.

References

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