Lu Wucheng (; born May 1953) is a former Chinese official who spent most of his career in Gansu province. He was the vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial People's Congress and Communist Party Secretary of Lanzhou. Lu also was the member of 12th

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. On January 23, 2015, Lu Wucheng was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. He was the first high-ranking politician being examined from Gansu province after the 18th Party Congress in 2012.

Career

Lu Wucheng was born and raised in

Qingcheng County Qingcheng County () is a county in the east of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. History The history of Qingcheng dates back to prehistoric settlements 200,000 years ago. And written ...

, Gansu. He joined

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

in 1974. He was the student of Lanzhou Public Security School () and the policeman of Lanzhou Public Security Bureau. In 1996, Lu went to

Jinchang Jinchang () is a prefecture-level city in the centre of Gansu province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. Geography Jinchang City is located in central Gansu province, west of the Yellow River, north of the Qi ...

, became the vice Communist Party Secretary and mayor. In July 2008, Lu Wucheng become Communist Party Secretary of Lanzhou. On January 29, 2013, he became the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial People's Congress. On January 23, 2015, Lu Wencheng was placed under investigation by the

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest internal control institution of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), tasked with enforcing internal rules and regulations and combating corruption and malfeasance in the pa ...

for "serious violations of laws and regulations". Lu was expelled from the Communist Party on May 15. On November 17, 2016, Lu was sentenced to 12 years and 6 months in prison for bribery.

References

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