Zhou Huachen | |
|---|---|
周化辰 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of Jilin People's Congress | |
| In office February 2011 – January 2016 | |
| Chairman | Sun Zhengcai Wang Rulin Bayanqolu |
| Communist Party Secretary ofJilin City | |
| In office January 2008 – April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Xu Jianyi |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Xiaopei |
| Communist Party Secretary ofBaishan | |
| In office July 2006 – January 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Li Wei |
| Succeeded by | Yan Baotai |
| Mayor of Baishan | |
| In office January 2004 – July 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Li Shuguo [zh] |
| Succeeded by | Liu Xilan [zh] |
| Communist Party Secretary ofDunhua | |
| In office August 1997 – February 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Luan Shengkuan |
| Succeeded by | Liu Guifeng |
| Mayor of Dunhua | |
| In office December 1995 – August 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Luan Shengkuan |
| Succeeded by | Liu Guifeng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1952 (age 73) Qian'an County,Hebei, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Zhou Huachen (Chinese:周化辰;pinyin:Zhōu Huàchén; born June 1952) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in northeast China's Jilin province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in June 2018. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of Jilin People's Congress.[1] He was a delegate to the17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
Zhou was born inQian'an County,Hebei, in June 1952. During theCultural Revolution, he was asent-down youth in his home-county and then was transferred toDunhua, acounty-level city of theYanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture inJilin. In February 1973, he became a teacher at Xinxiang Primary School (新乡小学) and later became a township leader in 1980. In January 1986, he was appointed deputy director of Dunhua Industrial Bureau, and became director of Dunhua Township Enterprise Bureau in August of that same year. He became assistant mayor of Dunhua in May 1987, and was made vice mayor in February 1990. He became mayor in December 1995, and thenparty secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in August 1997. In February 1999, he was vice mayor of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, and held that office until March 2001, when he was appointed deputy secretary-general of Jilin Provincial People's Government and deputy director of its General Office. He served as mayor ofBaishan from January 2004 to July 2006, and party secretary, the top political position in the city, from July 2006 to January 2008. In January 2008, he was appointed party secretary ofJilin City, concurrently serving as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of Jilin People's Congress since February 2011.[2]
On 12 June 2018, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and theNational Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[3] His predecessorXu Jianyi was sacked for graft in March 2015.[4]
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Luan Shengkuan | Mayor ofDunhua 1995–1997 | Succeeded by Liu Guifeng |
| Preceded by | Mayor ofBaishan 2004–2006 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Luan Shengkuan | Communist Party Secretary of Dunhua 1997–1999 | Succeeded by Liu Guifeng |
| Preceded by Li Wei | Communist Party Secretary of Baishan 2006–2008 | Succeeded by Yan Baotai |
| Preceded by | Communist Party Secretary ofJilin City 2008–2011 | Succeeded by |