Weng Zuliang

Weng Zuliang (Chinese: 翁祖亮; born July 1963) is a Chinese politician, serving since 2016 as the Communist Party Secretary of Pudong New Area, a major economic development zone in Shanghai.

Weng Zuliang
翁祖亮
Communist Party Secretary of Pudong New Area
Assumed office
December 2016
Preceded byShen Xiaoming
Personal details
BornJuly 1963 (age 57)
Fuqing County, Fujian
Political partyCommunist Party of China

Life and career

Weng was born in Fuqing County, Fujian. Weng began work in August 1983. He earned his diploma from the Shanghai Party School, and has an Executive MBA from the Macau University of Science and Technology. He is a senior engineer.

From 1983 to 2003, he worked at the Shanghai Gas Engine Institute as an engineer, and later administrative official, rising to become its leader. He then took on executive positions at the Shanghai Automotive Engineering Institute. In May 2003, he was transferred to the Shanghai Quality and technical Supervision Bureau, eventually rising to its head. In May 2008, he became deputy party chief of Luwan District in Shanghai, then assumed the position of district governor. In September 2011, he became district governor of Zhabei District. In April 2013, he was promoted to party chief of Zhabei District. In January 2015, he became party chief of Huangpu District.[1]

In July 2016, he became district governor of Pudong, ascending to sub-provincial ranks. In December of that year, he became Communist Party Secretary of Pudong.[2] He entered the municipal party standing committee in March 2017.[3] He also concurrently served as the director of the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone.[4]

References

Party political offices
Preceded by
Shen Xiaoming
Communist Party Secretary of Pudong
2016–
Incumbent
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