16 Facts About Qiang Wei

Qiang Wei was born on March 1953 and is a Chinese politician and senior regional official.

Qiang Wei is serving as Vice-Chairperson of National People's Congress Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee.

Qiang Wei spent much of his earlier political career in Beijing as a key leader of its law-enforcement institutions, including the Beijing Political and Legislative Affairs Commission and the Beijing Public Security Bureau.

Qiang Wei served as the party chief of Qinghai province.

Qiang Wei joined the Chinese Communist Party in March 1975, and graduated from University of Science and Technology of China with a master's degree in economic management.

Qiang Wei served there during much of the Cultural Revolution.

Qiang Wei was then employed by Beijing Chemical Engineering Factory and later promoted to deputy head of the sixth laboratory of Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Reagents and later deputy director of the Institute.

Qiang Wei subsequently became the CCP Party Chief of Beijing Chemical Engineering Factory.

Qiang Wei gained a seat on the Standing Committee of the CCP Beijing Committee in December 1992, and the secretary of Beijing municipal construction commission in January 1993.

In February 1995, Qiang Wei was appointed as the secretary of the Beijing Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the head of the Beijing Public Security Bureau, effectively making him Beijing's police chief.

Qiang Wei was awarded the rank of "lieutenant general police commander" in 1995.

In March 2007, Qiang Wei took over from Zhao Leji to become the party chief of inland Qinghai province.

In March 2013, following the 18th Party Congress, Qiang Wei was transferred to Jiangxi to become its provincial party chief, replacing Su Rong.

In June 2016, Qiang Wei departed from his post as party chief of Jiangxi.

On 2 July 2016, Qiang Wei was appointed as Vice-Chairperson of National People's Congress Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee.

Qiang Wei was an alternate member of 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a member of the 17th and 18th Central Committees.