Fang Hongwei

Fang Hongwei (born June 1966) is a Chinese executive and politician, currently serving as party secretary of Xi'an, in office since November 2021.

He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress. He is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education
Fang was born in Fuping County, Shaanxi, in June 1966, the year the Cultural Revolution broke out. Fang is family name, and "Hongwei" meaning the Red Guards. In 1984, he enrolled at Tsinghua University, where he majored in automobiles. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1987 during his junior year.

Career
After University in 1989, he joined the Shaanxi Automobile Manufacturing Plant (later was reshuffled as the Shaanxi Automobile Group Co., Ltd. ). There, he was in turn an intern, the chief of the Experimental Technology Department of the Automotive Research Institute, a factory deputy director and general manager of the Sales Company, the executive deputy director, the general manager, and finally the chairman and party secretary. He also served as chairman and party secretary of the head office Shaanxi Automobile Group between October 2012 and April 2015.

Fang He got involved in politics in April 2015, when he was appointed vice mayor of Baoji and was admitted to member of the CCP Baoji Municipal Committee, the prefecture-level city's top authority. He was assigned to the similar position in Weinan in July 2016. In January 2017, he became mayor and deputy party secretary of Hanzhong, rising to party secretary in July 2020. In May 2021 he became secretary-general of the CCP Shaanxi Provincial Committee and was admitted to member of the CCP Shaanxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. In November 2021, he was chosen as party secretary of the capital city Xi'an.