Zhang Wufeng (; born October 1960) is a former Chinese politician who served as director of the

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from 2018 to 2022. As of June 2022 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. He was a delegate to the

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. He was a representative of 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 mill ...

. He was a member of the 19th CCP

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Biography

Zhang was born in Laiwu County (now Laiwu),

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

, in October 1960. In February 1978, he entered Jining Business School, majoring in

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. After graduating in December 1979, he was assigned to the Shandong Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce, where he eventually became its deputy director in August 2000. He joined the

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(CCP) in April 1984. In December 2006, he was transferred to

Linyi Linyi () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, China. As of 2011, Linyi is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong, both by area and population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the east, Weifang to the northeast, Zibo to ...

and appointed executive vice mayor. In January 2011, he was named acting mayor, confirmed in the following month. He became director of Shandong Development and Reform Commission in February 2013, and served until July 2015, when he was chosen as vice governor of Shandong. In February 2017, he was appointed director of the State Administration of Grain (soon was reshuffled as the

in March 2018), and was admitted to member of the CCP

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Committee, the commission's top authority.

Downfall

On 16 June 2022, he has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the

(CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the

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, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. On 30 December 2022, Wufeng was expelled from the CCP.

References

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