Wei Minzhou

Wei Minzhou (Chinese: 魏民洲; pinyin: Wèi Mínzhōu; born August 24, 1956) is a Chinese politician, serving since June 2012 as the Communist Party Secretary of Xi'an.

Wei was born in Huayin, Shaanxi, but traces his lineage to nearby Pucheng County. He performed rural labour during the Cultural Revolution and was a leader in his local commune. In 1978, after the resumption of the National College Entrance Exam, Wei entered Shaanxi Mechanics College (now Shaanxi University of Technology) and majored in mechanical design, then was assigned to work in Zhengzhou. In 1982 he became one of the leaders of the Communist Youth League organization at the factory he worked at, beginning his political career.

Between 1983 and 1998, Wei served in the Youth League system. He worked in Henan, then was transferred back to his native Shaanxi province. He 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. In 1996, he was named deputy chief of the provincial Youth League organization.

In 1998, Wei was named the deputy party chief of Shangluo, which was converted from a prefecture to a city in 1998. Wei was named mayor of the newly formed city. In 2005, he became party chief. In 2007, he was named a member of the provincial Party Standing Committee, and in December became the secretary-general of the Shaanxi party committee.

In June 2012, he was named Party Secretary of Xi'an.^[1]

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