Hu Heping
胡和平
Hu in 2023
Executive Deputy Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party
Assumed office
March 2023
HeadLi Shulei
Preceded byLi Shulei
Minister of Culture and Tourism
In office
11 August 2020 – 29 December 2023
PremierLi Keqiang
Li Qiang
Preceded byLuo Shugang
Succeeded bySun Yeli
Communist Party Seceretary of Shaanxi
In office
29 October 2017 – 31 July 2020
DeputyLiu Guozhong (Governor)
Preceded byLou Qinjian
Succeeded byLiu Guozhong
Governor of Shaanxi
In office
1 April 2016 – 4 January 2018
Preceded byLou Qinjian
Succeeded byLiu Guozhong
Personal details
Born (1962-10-24) 24 October 1962 (age 61)
Urad Houqi, Inner Mongolia, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materTsinghua University

Hu Heping (Chinese: 胡和平; pinyin: Hú Hépíng; born 24 October 1962) is a Chinese politician and the current executive deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Previously, he served as the governor and party chief of Shaanxi province, Communist Party Secretary of Tsinghua University and Minister of Culture and Tourism.

Early life

Hu was born in Urad Houqi, Bayannur, Inner Mongolia in 1962 with ancestral roots in Linyi, Shandong province. He graduated with a hydraulic engineering degree from Tsinghua University. He joined the Communist Party while studying at Tsinghua, in June 1982. In 1990, he received a master's of engineering degree. He also worked as an instructor and teaching assistant while becoming involved with the grassroots party organization at the university. In 1992, he entered University of Tokyo to study engineering, by 1995 he had earned his doctorate and then joined the Japanese architecture firm INA.

Career

Hu returned to China in December 1996 and became vice dean of the Department of Hydraulic Engineering at Tsinghua University and the head of the Institute of Water Resources. In 2000, he began overseeing party personnel and human resources at Tsinghua. In 2006, he became executive deputy secretary and vice president of Tsinghua. In December 2008, he was elevated to party chief, the highest position at the university (equivalent in rank to a vice minister of state).

In December 2013, Hu replaced Cai Qi as Organization Department chief of the Zhejiang provincial party committee, making his first foray into regional politics; Hu also earned a Shengwei Changwei seat.[1] In April 2015 he was made deputy party chief of Shaanxi.[2] On 1 April 2016, Hu was promoted to Acting Governor of Shaanxi, succeeding Lou Qinjian. At the time of his appointment as governor, he had just over two years of experience in regional politics. He was confirmed as Governor on 27 April.[3] Analysts suggested the Hu's promotion took the "fast lane."[4] On 29 October 2017, he was elevated to Communist Party Chief of Shaanxi, again succeeding Lou.[5] In July 2020, he was appointed party secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.[6] In March 2023, he became the executive deputy head of the CCP Publicity Department.

Hu is currently a full member of the 20th CCP Central Committee. Previously, he was an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee and a full member of the 19th Central Committee.[7]

References

  1. ^ "胡和平接替蔡奇任浙江省委组织部长". Chinanews. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  2. ^ "胡和平任陕西省委副书记 曾任清华大学党委书记". Netease. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  3. ^ "胡和平任陕西省代省长 娄勤俭辞去省长职务". Sina. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "3月人事综述：着眼换届 省级党委常委密集调整". Caixin. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03.
  5. ^ "上海等3省市党委主要负责同志职务调整" (in Chinese). Xinhua. Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  6. ^ "胡和平任文化和旅游部党组书记". 人民网. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. ^ "胡和平任陕西省委副书记 曾任清华大学党委书记". Netease (in Chinese). 2015-04-08. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
Government offices Preceded byLou Qinjian Governor of Shaanxi 2016–2018 Succeeded byLiu Guozhong Party political offices Preceded byLou Qinjian Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi 2017– 2020 Succeeded byLiu Guozhong Preceded bySun Qingyun Deputy Party Secretary of Shaanxi 2015–2016 Succeeded byMao Wanchun Preceded byCai Qi Head of the Organization Department of Zhejiang 2013–2015 Succeeded byLiao Guoxun Preceded byChen Xi Communist Party Secretary of Tsinghua University 2008–2013 Succeeded byChen Xu
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