Wei Minzhou is a Chinese politician who served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Xi'an between 2012 and 2016.
14 Facts About Wei Minzhou
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In 2017, Wei was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and expelled from the party.
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In November 2018, Wei Minzhou was sentenced to life in prison for taking more than 100 million yuan in bribes.
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Wei Minzhou was born in Huayin, Shaanxi, but traces his lineage to nearby Pucheng County.
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Wei Minzhou performed rural labour during the Cultural Revolution and was a leader in his local commune.
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In 1978, after the resumption of the National College Entrance Exam, Wei Minzhou entered Shaanxi Mechanics College and majored in mechanical design, then was assigned to work in Zhengzhou.
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Between 1983 and 1998, Wei Minzhou served in the Youth League system.
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Wei Minzhou worked in Henan, then was transferred back to his native Shaanxi province.
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Wei Minzhou served as the general manager of the Shaanxi Youth Travel Agency, then head of the office for Project Hope and its partner-organization Shaanxi Youth Development Foundation.
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In 1998, Wei Minzhou was named the Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of Shangluo, which was converted from a prefecture to a city in 1998.
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Wei Minzhou left the post in December 2016, after reaching the retirement age of 60.
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On May 22,2017, Wei Minzhou was suspected of "serious violations of discipline" and placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
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Wei Minzhou was summarily expelled from the Communist Party and his case forwarded to judicial authorities for prosecution.
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On November 20,2018, Wei Minzhou was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes worth 109.78 million yuan by the Intermediate People's Court in Chenzhou.