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Fang Hongwei
View on WikipediaFang Hongwei (Simplified Chinese: 方红卫; Traditional Chinese: 方紅衛; born June 1966) was a Chinese politician and entrepreneur from Fuping, Shaanxi. He graduated from the Department of Automotive Engineering at Tsinghua University. He previously served as Chairman of Shaanxi Automobile Group, Deputy Secretary, Mayor, and Party Secretary of Hanzhong, Secretary-General of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee, and Party Secretary Xi’an.
Key Information
In November 2025, Fang was placed under disciplinary review and investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.
Biography
[edit]Fang graduated in 1989 from the Department of Automotive Engineering at Tsinghua University, majoring in Automobile Engineering. After graduation, he joined Shaanxi Automobile Group, where he served successively as General Manager (2002), Chairman (2008), and Chairman of Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group (2012).
In April 2015, he was transferred to Baoji, serving as Vice Mayor and Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Baoji Municipal Committee.
In July 2016, he was transferred to Executive Vice Mayor of Weinan and Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Weinan Municipal Committee.
In January 2017, Fang was appointed Deputy Secretary of the CPC Hanzhong Municipal Committee and Party Secretary of the Municipal Government Leadership Group; the following month, he was elected Mayor of Hanzhong.
In February 2018, he was elected a Deputy to the 13th National People’s Congress[1] He became Secretary of the CPC Hanzhong Municipal Committee in July 2020[2].
In May 2021, he was promoted to Member of the Standing Committee and appointed as the Secretary-General of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee[3].
In November 2021, He was appointed as Secretary of the CPC Xi’an Municipal Committee[4].
Downfall
[edit]On November 7, 2025, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Fang Hongwei was under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law[5].
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress". The Central People’s Government of the PRC. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "Fang Hongwei Appointed Party Secretary of Hanzhong". China Economic Net. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Fang Hongwei Appointed to Shaanxi Provincial Party Standing Committee". China Economic Net. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Liu Guozhong Urges Xi'an Officials to Maintain Unity and Drive High-Quality Development". CNWest. 2021-11-07. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Fang Hongwei, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Xi'an Municipal Committee, Under Disciplinary Review and Supervisory Investigation by the CCDI and the National Supervisory Commission" (in Chinese (China)). Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission. 2025-11-07. Retrieved 2025-11-07.