Ren Xuefeng
| Ren Xuefeng | |
|---|---|
| 任学锋 | |
| Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou | |
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Assumed office August 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Wan Qingliang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1965 (age 52) Xingtai, Hebei, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater |
Hebei University of Technology Nankai University |
Ren Xuefeng (Chinese: 任学锋; born October 1965) is a Chinese politician and business executive, the Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou since 2014, and the Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong province since February 2017. Ren was an early leader of the Binhai New Area in Tianjin, and served as the city's vice-mayor for eight years before being transferred to Guangdong province.
Ren Xuefeng was born in Xingtai, Hebei province in October 1965. He joined the Communist Party of China in July 1985. He graduated from Hebei University of Technology, where he majored in macromolecular science. He also has a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Nankai University, where he was a professor.
From 1995 to 2002 Ren was the chief executive of the Tianjin New Technology Industrial Park, the predecessor of Binhai New Area. From 2004 to 2008 he served as Vice-Chairman, then Chairman of Hong Kong Jinlian (Tsinlein) Group Co. Ltd., the de facto representative office of the Tianjin government in Hong Kong. He served as Vice Mayor of Tianjin from 2008 to 2014.
In August 2014 he was appointed Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, replacing Wan Qingliang who was dismissed for corruption. He was the first person from outside Guangdong to become the top leader of its capital in 33 years. In February 2017, Ren was appointed deputy party chief of Guangdong province.
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