Zhu Congjiu

Zhu Congjiu (born March 1965) is a former Chinese financial executive and politician. As of May 2023, he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and before that, vice governor of Zhejiang.

He was a member of the 10th and 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Early life and education
Zhu was born in Feixi County, Anhui, in March 1965. In 1981, he was accepted to Anhui Institute of Finance and Trade (now Anhui University of Finance and Economics), where he majored in finance and monetary. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1985 upon graduation. After graduating in 1985, he did his postgraduate work at the Graduate Department of the People's Bank of China and worked in its Financial Management Department since August 1988.

Career
Zhu was assigned to the China Securities Regulatory Commission in November 1992. In April 1999, he became deputy general manager and deputy party secretary of Shanghai Stock Exchange, rising to general manager and party secretary the next year. In January 2008, he was appointed assistant to the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and served as director of its Issuance Supervision Department.

In May 2012, Zhu was made vice governor of Zhejiang, a position he held for more than ten years. He was transferred to the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body, in July 2022, and took the position of vice chairman in January 2023.

Investigation
On 4 May 2023, he was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. His classmates at the Graduate Department of the People's Bank of China, including Liu Liange (Chairman of Bank of China), Zhang Yujun (Assistant to the Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission), Dai Zhikang (Chairman of Zendai Investment Group), and Luo Xi (Chairman of China PICC Group), were also sacked or removed from public office for graft. On November 7, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office. On November 14, he was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.