Yu Huiwen

Yu Huiwen (born October 1968) is a Chinese politician of Manchu descent, currently serving as party secretary of Wanzhou District, since June 2022.

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
Yu was born in Suizhong County, Liaoning, in October 1968. He attended Jinzhou Normal University (now Bohai University) where he received his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1990. After completing his master's degree in engineering from Liaoning University in 1993, he entered Northeastern University where he obtained his doctor's degree in engineering in 2006.

Career in Liaoning
Yu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1993 upon graduation. He was a technician at the Planning and Design Institute of Liaoning Petrochemical Department in 1993 and two years later became an official in the Office of Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Commission (later was reshuffled as Liaoning Provincial Department of Science and Technology). In January 1998, he was transferred to the Liaoning Provincial Analysis and Testing Research Center and moved back to the Office of Liaoning Provincial Department of Science and Technology in May 2001. He was transferred to the Science and Technology Political and Legal Department of Shenyang Municipal People's Government Office in May 2001, becoming deputy director in December of the same year and director in July 2002.

Career in Sichuan
In May 2010, Yu was transferred to southwest China's Sichuan province and appointed deputy director of Sichuan Provincial Environmental Protection Department. In March 2014 he was admitted to member of the CCP Panzhihua Municipal Committee, the prefecture-level city's top authority, and was appointed executive vice mayor the next month. He was made deputy party secretary in July 2015. In August 2016, he was transferred back to Sichuan Provincial Environmental Protection Department as deputy party branch secretary. He was promoted to party branch secretary and director in January 2017, in addition to serving as director of Sichuan Provincial Nuclear Safety Administration.

Career in Chongqing
Yu became party secretary of Dazu District in December 2019 before being assigned to the similar position in Yubei District in August 2021. In May 2022 he was admitted to member of the CCP Chongqing Municipal Committee, the city's top authority and appointed party secretary of Wanzhou District in June 2022.