Lu Wei (politician)

Lu Wei
鲁炜
Director of the Cyberspace Administration of China
In office April 2013 – June 2016
Group Leader	Xi Jinping
Succeeded by	Xu Lin
Vice-Mayor of Beijing
In office March 2011 – April 2013
Mayor	Guo Jinlong → Wang Anshun
Personal details
Born	January 1960 (age 57) Chaohu, Anhui, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Guangxi University of Radio and Television Renmin University of China
Occupation	Politician

Lu Wei (simplified Chinese: 鲁炜; traditional Chinese: 魯煒; pinyin: Lǔ Weǐ; born January 1960) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China. He also served as the head of the General Office of the Central Leading Group for Internet Security and Informatization (one in the same with the Cyberspace Administration of China, CAC) from April 2013 to June 2016. Lu was previously Vice-Mayor of Beijing and the head of the Beijing Party organization's propaganda department, among other posts.

Lu was born in Chaohu, Anhui in January 1960.

In 1991, Lu worked in Xinhua News Agency of Guangxi province as the Deputy Director, he was promoted to become the Director in 1997.

From 2001 to 2004, he rose through the ranks to become Deputy Director of Xinhua News Agency.

In March 2011, Lu was appointed as the Vice-Mayor of Beijing, the Minister of Beijing Propaganda Department and a Standing Committee member of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, he remained in that positions until April 2013, when he was appointed the Chairman of State Internet Information Office, the Vice-Chairman of State Council Information Office.

In August 2013, Lu convened a meeting to publicize the Chinese Dream, which was described by Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, Charles Xue, Ji Lianhai, Pan Shiyi, Xu Shiping, Qi Xiangdong, Xu Xiaoping, Li Weining, Chen Li, Liao Hong, Gu Yongqiang, Chen Tong, Sun Jian, Hu Yanping, Gao Long, and Zhang Guoqing were invited to attend the meeting.

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