Lü Debin (Chinese: 吕德彬; May 1953 – 17 October 2005) was a Chinese politician and academic, who served as vice governor of Henan Province. In 2005, he was executed for murdering his wife.[1] At the time, it was reported that Lü was the highest-ranking official charged with homicide since the establishment of the People's Republic of China.[2]

Lü Debin
吕德彬
Vice Governor of the People's Government of Henan Province
In office
2002–2005
Personal details
Born1953
Died2005
Political partyChina Democratic League

Born to a poor family in Yinu Village, Dama Township, Yanling County, Henan Province, Lü became a village cadre as a teenager and was admitted to the Henan Agricultural College (now Henan Agricultural University) as a Worker-Peasant-Soldier student. He later attended Kansas State University, where he received master's and doctoral degrees.

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  1. ^ "河南原副省长吕德彬买凶杀妻一审被判死刑". 新浪网 (in Chinese). October 3, 2005.
  2. ^ "吕德彬一审死刑". 新浪网 (in Chinese). October 4, 2005.