Shen Weichen
| Shen Weichen 申维辰 |
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| Communist Party Group Secretary of China Association for Science and Technology | |
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In office April 2013 – April 2014 |
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| President | Han Qide |
| Concurrent post | Executive Vice Chairman |
| Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China | |
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In office September 2010 – April 2013 |
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| Head | Liu Yunshan |
| Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan | |
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In office January 2006 – September 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Yun Gongmin |
| Succeeded by | Chen Chuanping |
| Director of the Shanxi Provincial Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China | |
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In office September 2000 – January 2006 |
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| Communist Party Secretary of Jinzhong | |
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In office May 2000 – September 2000 |
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| Succeeded by | Liu Junqian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1956 (age 60) Lucheng, Shanxi |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party |
Communist Party of China (expelled) |
| Residence | Beijing |
| Alma mater | Shanxi University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Telephone operator Politician |
Shen Weichen (Chinese: 申维辰; pinyin: Shēn Wéichén; born May 1956) is a former Chinese politician from Shanxi province. During his career he served as the Communist Party Secretary of the city of Jinzhong in Shanxi province, the director of propaganda of Shanxi province, and the Party Secretary of Taiyuan, the provincial capital. In September 2010 Shen was transferred to work for the Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Party under Liu Yunshan.
After the 18th Party Congress, Shen became a leading figure in the China Association for Science and Technology. He was removed from office in April 2014 by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI); Shen himself was a member of the CCDI. His downfall was notable for the CCDI investigating 'one of their own.'
Shen was born and raised in Lucheng County, Shanxi province. Shen entered Shanxi University in April 1972, majoring in physical education, where he graduated in December 1975.
Shen became involved in politics in August 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China in January 1979.
Shen rose through the ranks to become the CPC Party Secretary of Jinzhong in May 2000. That same year, he was elevated to head the Shanxi Provincial Propaganda Department of the Communist Party.
In January 2006, Shen was transferred to Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province, and he was appointed the Party Secretary of Taiyuan, a position he held until September 2010. According to Chinese-language media, locals appraisal of Shen's time at the helm of the provincial capital was summed up with the line, "he sold a lot of land, filmed a tv show, and slept with a bunch of women." Shen was allegedly involved in a relationship with a prominent singer from Shanxi province (she was not named in reports). The province's richest man, Zhang Xinming, was reported to have given 5 million yuan (~$812,000) to one of the singer's concerts in order to curry favour with Shen.
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