Wu Hansheng (Chinese: 吴汉圣; born April 1963) is a Chinese politician who is currently serving as the head of the Social Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Wu Hansheng
吴汉圣
Head of the Social Work Department
Assumed office
8 July 2023
General SecretaryXi Jinping
Preceded byOffice established
Executive Deputy Secretary of the Working Committee of the Central and State Organs of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
May 2022 – 4 April 2023
SecretaryDing Xuexiang
Preceded byLiang Yanshun
Succeeded byGuo Wenqi [zh]
Personal details
BornApril 1963 (age 61)
Linqu County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materJilin University
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Hànshèng

He previously served as executive deputy secretary of the Working Committee of the Central and State Organs of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party between 2022 and 2023.

Early life and education

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Wu was born in Linqu County, Shandong, in April 1963.[1] In 1981, he entered Jilin University of Technology (now Jilin University), where he majored in internal-combustion engine.[1]

Political career

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Wu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1984.[1]

After University in 1985, Wu became an official in the Ministry of Machine-Building Industry.[1] In April 1991, he was despatched to the Central and State Organs Working Committee of the CCP Central Committee, and assumed various administrative and political roles there.[1]

In January 2010, Wu was transferred to northeast China's Liaoning province and appointed vice mayor of the capital city Shenyang.[1] In January 2013, he was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Shenyang Municipal Committee, the province's top authority, and appointed head of the Organization Department of the CCP Shenyang Municipal Committee.[1] He was appointed party secretary of Yingkou in September 2014 and in May 2016 was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[1] He also served as secretary-general of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee and secretary of the Working Committee of Liaoning Provincial Organs.[2]

In March 2017, Wu was transferred to north China's Shanxi province.[3] He was a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. He was head of the Organization Department of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee in March 2017, in addition to serving as president of the Provincial Party School.[4]

In December 2018, he became deputy party secretary of the Working Committee of the Central and State Organs of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, rising to executive deputy secretary in May 2022.[5] He was a representative of the 20th CCP National Congress, and was elected as a member of the 20th CCP Central Committee during the Congress.[6][7] He was removed from his role as deputy party secretary in April 2023.[8] On 8 July 2023, he was appointed as the head of the newly established Social Work Department of the CCP Central Committee.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (9 September 2014). 沈阳市委常委、组织部长吴汉圣拟任营口市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (15 May 2016). 新任辽宁省委常委吴汉圣兼任省委秘书长、省直机关工委书记. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (31 March 2017). 辽宁省委常委、省委秘书长吴汉圣履新山西. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ 吴汉圣接替盛茂林担任山西省委组织部部长. thepaper (in Chinese). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (5 May 2022). 吴汉圣任中央和国家机关工委分管日常工作的副书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ^ Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. ^ Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (22 October 2022). (二十大受权发布)中国共产党第二十届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. ^ "人事观察|四年四度换岗郭文奇升任中央和国家机关工委"二把手"". 财新. 2023-04-04.
  9. ^ "Former Senior China Graft Buster Appointed to New Public Complaints Agency". Caixin. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Yingkou
2014–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary-General of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
2016–2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the Organization Department of Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
2017–2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Executive Deputy Secretary of the Working Committee of the Central and State Organs of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
2022–2023
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission in the Central Organization Department
2020–2022
Succeeded by