Tang Liangzhi
唐良智
Party Branch Secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Assumed office
December 2021
Preceded byZhang Chang'er [zh]
Mayor of Chongqing
In office
January 2, 2018 – December 30, 2021
Party SecretaryChen Min'er
Preceded byZhang Guoqing
Succeeded byHu Henghua
Communist Party Secretary of Chengdu
In office
July 2016 – April 2017
Preceded byHuang Xinchu
Succeeded byFan Ruiping [zh]
Mayor of Chengdu
In office
December 2014 – September 2016
Preceded byGe Honglin
Succeeded byLuo Qiang [zh]
Mayor of Wuhan
In office
January 2011 – December 2014
Preceded byRuan Chengfa
Succeeded byWan Yong [zh]
Personal details
Born (1960-06-12) 12 June 1960 (age 63)
Honghu County, Hubei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materHuazhong Technology University

Tang Liangzhi (Chinese: 唐良智; pinyin: Táng Liángzhì; born 12 June 1960) is a Chinese politician who is the current party branch secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was previously mayor of Chongqing from January 2018 to December 2021, party secretary of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province,[1] and mayor of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei.

Biography

Tang was born in Honghu, Hubei Province. He attended the Huazhong Technology University, where he specialized in solid-state electronics. After graduating in 1983, he was sent to work for a research institute under the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. In 1985, he returned to Wuhan to become a technician at a local research institute. In 1987, he joined the inaugural staff of the East Lake Development Area in Wuhan. He spent much of the next two decades working in the Wuhan high-tech sector, in charge of innovation and administration. In 2002, he obtained a doctorate in economics, specializing in western economics.

In June 2007, Tang moved into politics, becoming the mayor of Xiangfan. In February 2008, he was named party chief of Xiangfan. In February 2011, he was named mayor of Wuhan.[2] His advocacy for major construction development during his time as mayor of Wuhan earned him the nickname "Mr. Dig Dig."[3]

In December 2014, Tang left his home province and was named mayor of Chengdu.[4] In July 2016, Tang took over the post of Chengdu party chief from Huang Xinchu.[5]

In April 2017, Tang was named deputy party secretary of Chongqing.[6] He was appointed as mayor of Chongqing in January 2018.[7]

In December 2021, he was appointed party branch secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[8]

References

  1. ^ 唐良智同志任中共成都市委书记. china.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  2. ^ 唐良智同志简历. people.com.cn. 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ Hilsenrath, Jon (January 28, 2015). "Grand Central: China's Local Government Debt Could Be Source of Trouble". Wall Street Journal.
  4. ^ Wang Yongji (王永吉) (24 December 2014). 武汉市长唐良智调任成都市委副书记 提名市长人选. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. ^ 唐良智任成都市委书记 黄新初不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  6. ^ 唐良智任重庆市委委员、常委、副书记. thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  7. ^ 唐良智任重庆市代理市长. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  8. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (30 December 2021). 唐良智任安徽省政协党组书记 原任重庆市市长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
Government offices Preceded byLi Debing Mayor of Xiangfan 2007–2008 Succeeded byLi Xinhua Preceded byRuan Chengfa Mayor of Wuhan 2011–2014 Succeeded byWan Yong [zh] Preceded byGe Honglin Mayor of Chengdu 2014–2016 Succeeded byLuo Qiang [zh] Preceded byZhang Guoqing Mayor of Chongqing 2018–2021 Succeeded byHu Henghua Party political offices Preceded byTian Bingzhong [zh] Communist Party Secretary of Xiangfan 2008–2010 Succeeded byLi Xinhua Preceded byHuang Xinchu Communist Party Secretary of Chengdu 2016–2017 Succeeded byFan Ruiping [zh] Preceded byZhang Guoqing Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing 2017–2018 Succeeded byRen Xuefeng Assembly seats Preceded byZhang Chang'er [zh] Chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 2022–present Incumbent
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