Liao Guoxun

Liao Guoxun (Chinese: 廖国勋; born February 1963) is a Chinese politician currently serving as mayor and deputy party chief of Tianjin.[1] He is of Tujia people ethnicity.

Liao Guoxun
廖国勋
Mayor of Tianjin
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 September 2020
Preceded by	Zhang Guoqing
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 August 2020
Secretary	Li Hongzhong
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai
In office February 2020 – August 2020
Secretary	Li Qiang
Personal details
Born	February 1963 (age 57–58) Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Guizhou Normal University Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	廖國勛
Simplified Chinese	廖国勋
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liào Guóxūn

Born in Chengdu, Sichuan, he graduated from Guizhou Normal University and Central Party School of the Communist Party of China. He began his career as a teacher in Kaili, before getting in politics in the government of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. He was deputy party chief of Tongren in 2017 and one year later was promoted to party chief position. Afterwards, he was members the CPC Standing Committees in two provincial-level administrative divisions of both Guizhou and Zhejiang and one direct-administered municipality Shanghai.[2]

He was a delegate to the 11th and 13th National People's Congress. He was a delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Early life and education

Liao was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, in February 1963. After the resumption of National College Entrance Examination, he was accepted to Guizhou Normal University, where he majored in chemistry.

Career in Guizhou

After graduating in August 1983, he was dispatched to Kaili No. 4 High School as a teacher and deputy secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee. Liao became involved in politics in January 1986, when he was transferred to the Organization Department of CPC Qiandongnan Prefecture Committee. By June 2007 when he was appointed deputy party chief and later party chief of Tongren, he has served in various posts in the General Office of CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee. In April 2012, he was elected a member the Standing Committee of CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee at the First session of the 11th CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee, a position at vice-ministerial level.

Career in Zhejiang

In April 2015, he was transferred to east China's Zhejiang province and appointed head of the Organization Department of CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and a member its Standing Committee.

Career in Shanghai

A year and a half later, he was transferred to the neighboring direct-administered municipality Shanghai and appointed a member the Standing Committee of CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and secretary of its Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's agency in charge of anti-corruption efforts.[3] On January 28, 2018, he was unanimously chosen as head of the newly founded Shanghai Supervisory Commission, the government's agency in charge of anti-corruption efforts.[4] On February 28, 2020, he was promoted to become deputy party chief of Shanghai, a position he held until the end of August 2020.[5]

Career in Tianjin

On August 31, 2020, he was appointed deputy party chief of north China's Tianjin municipality.[6] He was named acting mayor on September 3 and was installed as mayor on September 16.

References

1. "Liao Guoxun elected mayor of Tianjin". Chinadaily. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
2. Xing Yi (28 February 2020). "Liao Guoxun appointed Shanghai's deputy Party chief". Chinadaily. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
3. Liu Debin (刘德宾) (17 December 2016). 廖国勋任上海纪委书记 侯凯调任中直工委. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
4. Fei Yiyan (费一妍) (28 January 2018). 上海首任监察委主任选举产生 廖国勋当选(附简历). eastday.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
5. 中共中央批准：廖国勋同志任上海市委副书记. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
6. Cheng Xue (程雪) (2 September 2020). 廖国勋任天津市委副书记 廖国勋个人简历. china.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 November 2020.