Fei Dongbin (Chinese: 费东斌; born August 1970) is a Chinese politician who is the current director of the National Railway Administration, in office since September 2022.

Fei Dongbin
费东斌
Director of the National Railway Administration
Assumed office
September 2022
Preceded byLiu Zhenfang
Personal details
BornAugust 1970 (age 54)
Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCentral South University
Tsinghua University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFèi Dōngbīn

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 12th and 13th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

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Fei was born in Jinzhou, Liaoning, in August 1970. In 1987, he entered Changsha Railway College (now Central South University), majoring in railroad transportation. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1996.

Career in railway system

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After graduating in 1991, he was assigned to Shenyang Railway Bureau, where he eventually served as chief engineer and deputy director in 2006. In May 2007, he was appointed executive deputy general manager of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Company (now China Railway Qingzang Group), but having held the position for only one year. He served in the Transportation Bureau of the Ministry of Railways for four months in 2008 and soon was chosen as executive deputy director of the Beijing Railway Bureau in October 2008. In April 2009, Fei was appointed executive deputy director of the Jinan Railway Bureau, he remained in that position until January 2013, when he was transferred to Inner Mongolia and appointed director of the Hohhot Railway Bureau.

Political career

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He served a short term as deputy party secretary of Hohhot and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission in 2016.[1] In October 2016, he was named acting mayor of Ulanqab, confirmed in January 2017.[2] He was elevated to party secretary, the top political position in the city, in June 2020.[3]

Fei was promoted to vice governor of Henan in April 2021 and six months later was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Henan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[4]

Career in railway system

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In September 2022, he was made party branch secretary of the National Railway Administration, concurrently holding the director position.[5]

References

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  1. ^ 内蒙古呼和浩特市新一届市委领导班子“亮相”. thepaper (in Chinese). 15 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ 艾丽华出任内蒙古乌兰察布市委书记,费东斌提名为市长候选人. thepaper (in Chinese). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (7 July 2020). 费东斌接替杜学军任乌兰察布市委书记 王亚新提名副市长(简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (2 April 2021). 顾雪飞任河南省副省长、省公安厅厅长 费东斌任副省长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (27 September 2022). 河南省委常委、副省长费东斌出任国家铁路局党组书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Hohhot Railway Bureau
2013–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Ulanqab City
2016–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of the National Railway Administration
2022–present
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Ulanqab City
2020–2021
Succeeded by