Weng Zuliang (; born July 1963) is a Chinese politician, serving since 2016 as the

Communist Party Secretary A Party Committee Secretary () is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the ''de facto'' highest political office of its area of jurisdictio ...

Pudong New Area Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...

, a major economic development zone in Shanghai.

Life and career

Weng was born in Fuqing County,

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...

. Weng began work in August 1983. He earned his diploma from the Shanghai Party School, and has an Executive MBA from the

Macau University of Science and Technology The Macau University of Science and Technology (M.U.S.T., ; pt, Universidade de Ciência e Tecnologia de Macau) is a private university founded in 2000 at Taipa, Macau, China. M.U.S.T. is acknowledged by Macau Education and Youth Developmen ...

. He is a senior engineer. From 1983 to 2003, he worked at the Shanghai Gas Engine Institute as an engineer, and later administrative official, rising to become its leader. He then took on executive positions at the Shanghai Automotive Engineering Institute. In May 2003, he was transferred to the Shanghai Quality and technical Supervision Bureau, eventually rising to its head. In May 2008, he became deputy party chief of

Luwan District Luwan District (; Shanghainese: lu1uae1 chiu1, pinyin: Lúwān Qū), formerly romanized as Lokawei, was a district located in central Shanghai until its merger with Huangpu District in June 2011. It had an area of and population of 350,000 as o ...

in Shanghai, then assumed the position of district governor. In September 2011, he became district governor of

Zhabei District Zhabei, formerly romanized as Chapei, is a neighborhood and a former district of Shanghai with a land area of and a resident population of 847,300 as of 2013. It is the location of the Shanghai railway station, one of the main railway stations ...

. In April 2013, he was promoted to party chief of Zhabei District. In January 2015, he became party chief of Huangpu District. In July 2016, he became district governor of

Pudong Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu, the river which flows through central Shanghai. The name ''Pudong'' was originally applied to the Huangpu's east bank, directly across from the west bank or Puxi, the historic city ...

, ascending to sub-provincial ranks. In December of that year, he became Communist Party Secretary of Pudong. He entered the municipal party standing committee in March 2017. He also concurrently served as the director of the

Shanghai Free-Trade Zone Shanghai Free-Trade Zone (Shanghai FTZ or SFTZ), officially China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone, is a free-trade zone in Shanghai, China. On 22 August 2013, the State Council approved the establishment of the zone. Officially launched on 29 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Weng, Zuliang 1963 births People from Fuqing Macau University of Science and Technology alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Fujian Chinese Communist Party politicians from Fujian Political office-holders in Shanghai Living people