Guo Gengmao (Chinese: 郭庚茂; pinyin: Guō Gēngmào; born December 1950) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Communist Party Secretary and Governor of Henan Province, as well as Governor of his native Hebei Province.
Guo Gengmao | |
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| 郭庚茂 | |
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| Communist Party Secretary of Henan | |
| In office March 2013 – March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Lu Zhangong |
| Succeeded by | Xie Fuzhan |
| Governor of Henan | |
| In office April 2008 – March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Li Chengyu |
| Succeeded by | Xie Fuzhan |
| Governor of Hebei | |
| In office October 2006 – April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ji Yunshi |
| Succeeded by | Hu Chunhua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1950 (age 73) Jizhou, Hebei, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China (1972–present) |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
Biography edit
Guo Gengmao was born in Ji County, Hebei (now the county-level city of Jizhou), in December 1950. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in March 1972. Guo graduated from the political science division of the International Politics faculty of Peking University. He also obtained a master's degree in Political Economics from the Central Party School.
Guo served in various positions in Hebei province for some 30 years. He began work in November 1975 as the deputy party secretary of a people's commune in Ji County. He was mayor of Xingtai from 1994 to 1997. Guo was then promoted to vice-governor of Hebei in 1998 and Executive Vice Governor of Hebei in 2000, as well as deputy secretary of the provincial government's leading party group. Guo then became the acting governor of Hebei and concurrently the deputy party secretary in October 2006, and was officially elected governor in January 2007.[1]
In a reshuffling of provincial leadership in 2008, Guo was transferred to the neighboring Henan Province. He became the Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Henan in March 2008 in preparation for his governorship,[2][3] and was appointed as the acting governor of Henan on April 7, 2008.[4] On January 17, 2009, Guo was confirmed as governor of Henan.[5]
In 2013, upon the departure of Lu Zhangong, Guo was promoted to party chief, having served for some seven years as governor of two provinces by this point.[6] On 26 March 2016, Guo stepped down as Henan party chief after reaching the retirement age. He was succeeded by the governor Xie Fuzhan.[7] After retiring from active politics, Guo sat on the National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee as a vice chair.
Guo was an alternate member of the 16th Central Committee and is a full member of the 17th Central Committee and the 18th Central Committee of the CPC. He was a delegate to the 10th, 11th, and 12th National People Congresses.
References edit
- ^ "Hebei 10th Provincial Congress elects Guo Gengmao as Governor" (in Chinese). Sina.com. 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Provincial leadership announced". China Daily. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Guo Gengmao transferred to become Henan Province deputy party secretary" (in Chinese). Caijing. 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Guo Gengmao elected vice governor, acting governor of Henan; Li Chengyu resigns as governor" (in Chinese). Xinhua. 2008-04-08. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "China's most populous region gets new local gov't leader". Xinhua. 2009-01-17. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Guo Gengmao elected governor of Henan" (in Chinese). People's Daily. 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ 谢伏瞻任河南省委书记 郭庚茂不再担任. Sohu (in Chinese). 26 March 2016.
External links edit
- (in Chinese) Biography of Guo Gengmao Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, People's Daily.
- (in Chinese) Biography of Guo Gengmao, Xinhua.