Mao Wanchun

Mao Wanchun (Chinese: 毛万春; born October 1961) is a Chinese politician who has served as Chairman of the Hainan Provincial CPPCC since January 2018. He was formerly Deputy Party Secretary of Shaanxi province. Mao spent much of his early career in his native Henan province, where he served as Party Chief of Luoyang.

Mao Wanchun
毛万春
Communist Party Secretary of Luoyang
In office August 2010 – May 2013
Preceded by	Lian Weiliang
Succeeded by	Chen Xuefeng
Personal details
Born	October 1961 (age 59) Tangyin County, Henan, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Henan University

Biography

Mao was born in Tangyin County, Henan. He worked as a sent-down youth during the Cultural Revolution. He attended Henan University, where he obtained a degree in political instruction. His political career grew from his involvement in the Communist Youth League, becoming county governor of Lin County in 1991, at 30 years of age. In 1994, Mao became party chief of the newly founded city of Linzhou. He later served as deputy party chief of Zhoukou, mayor of Xuchang, then party chief of Xuchang. In July 2010 he was named to the provincial Party Standing Committee of Henan province, and became party chief of Luoyang.[1]

Having entered the Central Committee as an alternate member in November 2012, in May the following year, Mao was tapped to replace Li Jinbin as the Organization Department head in Shaanxi province, leaving his native province for the first time. In August 2014, under Mao's leadership, the Shaanxi party leadership released a set of guidelines on the disclosure of assets of newly promoted public officials, the first province to issue guidelines of this kind.[2] In October 2014, Mao was elevated from alternate to full membership on the committee after the expulsion of Jiang Jiemin from the body due to corruption.[3]

Mao was the third-ranked alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, meaning he received an overwhelming number of confirmation votes for his Central Committee membership at the 18th Party Congress in November 2012. In 2017 he was again elected an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee; however this time his ranking had dropped significantly on the list.

References

1. "河南部分省领导职务调整：毛万春任省委常委". 人民网. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
2. "盘点三位新任中央委员：毛万春曾轰下讲空话官员". 京华时报. 2014-10-24.
3. 马建堂、王作安、毛万春递补为中央委员会委员