Zhu Weiqun (; born March 1947) is a Chinese politician. He formerly served as the executive deputy head of the

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of the

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(CCP). Born in

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, Zhu attended the Jingshan School and

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. He graduated from the department of journalism of the graduate school of the

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, with a master's degree. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1970. In February 1999, he was appointed Deputy Head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP, where he handled ethnic affairs. He became the executive deputy of the Department in January 2006, ascending to full minister rank. In 2013, Zhu retired from active politics, and became the Chair of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee of the

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. In May 2013, Zhu was asked about whether to allow for openly religious Communist Party members in response to a change in regulation in the

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, Zhu said, "Chinese Communist Party members should not be allowed to be religious." Zhu has also been frequently critical of the

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and what he calls the "Tibet separatist clique." Zhu was a member of the 16th

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of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Weiqun 1947 births Living people Members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu Politicians from Yancheng Renmin University of China alumni