Ren Xuefeng

Ren Xuefeng
任学锋
Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou
In office
August 2014 – July 2018
Preceded by Wan Qingliang
Succeeded by Zhang Shuofu
Personal details
Born October 1965 (age 52–53)
Xingtai, Hebei, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Alma mater Hebei University of Technology
Nankai University

Ren Xuefeng (Chinese: 任学锋; pinyin: Rèn Xuéfēng; born October 1965) is a Chinese politician and business executive, the Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou since 2014, and the Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong province since February 2017. Ren was an early leader of the Binhai New Area in Tianjin, and served as the city's vice-mayor for eight years before being transferred to Guangdong province.

Early life and education

Ren Xuefeng was born in Xingtai, Hebei province in October 1965. He joined the Communist Party of China in July 1985. He graduated from Hebei University of Technology, where he majored in macromolecular science. He also has a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Nankai University, where he was a professor.[1]

Career

From 1995 to 2002 Ren was the chief executive of the Tianjin New Technology Industrial Park, the predecessor of Binhai New Area. From 2004 to 2008 he served as Vice-Chairman, then Chairman of Hong Kong Jinlian (Tsinlein) Group Co. Ltd., the de facto representative office of the Tianjin government in Hong Kong.[2] He served as Vice Mayor of Tianjin from 2008 to 2014.[3][1]

In August 2014 he was appointed Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, replacing Wan Qingliang who was dismissed for corruption. He was the first person from outside Guangdong to become the top leader of its capital in 33 years. In February 2017, Ren was appointed deputy party chief of Guangdong province.[2] In July 2017, Ren reportedly denied service when he tried to hail a taxi.[4] Ren left his post as party chief of Guangzhou in July 2018, after four years on the job.

Ren is an alternate member of the 18th and 19th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 任学锋 [Ren Xuefeng] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  2. 1 2 Lau, Mimi (2014-08-28). "Outsider from Tianjin breaks 33-year tradition to become Guangzhou party chief". South China Morning Post.
  3. 1 2 "Ren Xuefeng". China Vitae. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
  4. ↑ "大陸計程車問題多？網傳廣州市委書記叫車被拒載". July 9, 2017.
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