Wu Guanzheng
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Wu Guanzheng was the head of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China
, an anti-corruption body from 2002 to 2007.
, Jiangxi
. He joined the Communist Party of China
in March 1963. Wu graduated in thermal engineering
from Tsinghua University
in 1968. Wu was mayor of Wuhan
from 1983 to 1986. He became the governor of Jiangxi
in 1986, and was the Jiangxi CPC party chief from 1995 to 1997. He moved to Shandong
in 1997 to become the party chief of the province and was made a full member of the Politburo the same year.
He is known to have good relationships with both President
Hu Jintao
and former President Jiang Zemin
. Some sources consider him to be Hu's ally, while other consider him to be Jiang's. As a result, he is sometimes included in the list of people in the Shanghai clique
.
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
, an anti-corruption body from 2002 to 2007.
Career
Wu is a native of YuganYugan
Yugan may refer to:*Yugan County, in Shangrao, Jiangxi, China*Yugan dialect, dialect of the Gan language. It is spoken in Yugan County, Jiangxi*Yugan , a settlement in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia...
, Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
. He joined the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
in March 1963. Wu graduated in thermal engineering
Thermal engineering
Heating or cooling of processes, equipment, or enclosed environments are within the purview of thermal engineering.One or more of the following disciplines may be involved in solving a particular thermal engineering problem:*Thermodynamics*Fluid mechanics...
from Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
in 1968. Wu was mayor of Wuhan
Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
from 1983 to 1986. He became the governor of Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
in 1986, and was the Jiangxi CPC party chief from 1995 to 1997. He moved to Shandong
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
in 1997 to become the party chief of the province and was made a full member of the Politburo the same year.
He is known to have good relationships with both President
President of the People's Republic of China
The President of the People's Republic of China is a ceremonial office and a part of State organs under the National People's Congress and it is the head of state of the People's Republic of China . The office was created by the 1982 Constitution...
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao is the current Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China. He has held the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang...
and former President Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin is a former Chinese politician, who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 2003, and as Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1989 to 2005...
. Some sources consider him to be Hu's ally, while other consider him to be Jiang's. As a result, he is sometimes included in the list of people in the Shanghai clique
Shanghai clique
The Shanghai clique or Shanghai faction is the name given to an informal group of officials in the Communist Party of China, especially those who serve in the central government of the People's Republic of China or the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, who rose to prominence in...
.
Trivia
- Wu's name, when sounded phonetically, spells out a phrase that seems to say "No government official is clean (or upright)". This is a widely-known irony because Wu is the head of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the organization in charge of cracking down on corrupt officials.
External links
- Wu Guanzheng biography @ China Vitae, online database of China VIPs Biography of Wu Guanzheng, People's Daily Online