Xue Bin (Chinese: 薛斌; pinyin: Xuē Bīn; born April 1966) is a Chinese politician and the current vice chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and commander of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. He entered the workforce in July 1987, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1998.

Xue Bin
薛斌
Commander of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Assumed office
11 February 2022
Political CommissionerMa Xingrui
Preceded byPeng Jiarui
Personal details
BornApril 1966 (age 57–58)
Wubu County, Shaanxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materTongji University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service2022–present
UnitXinjiang Production and Construction Corps

Biography edit

Xue was born in Wubu County, Shaanxi, in April 1966. In 1983, he was accepted to Tongji University, majoring in city planning. After university, he was assigned to Xinjiang Urban and Rural Planning and Design Institute. He got involved in politics in November 1992, when he was despatched to the Land Planning and Construction Bureau of Ürümqi Economic and Technological Development Zone. In March 1995, he was appointed deputy head of the Urban and Rural Planning Division of the Department of Construction of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, rising to head in May 2001. In October 2002, he became assistant mayor of Turpan, and then secretary-general in January 2008. In September 2010, he was promoted to become party secretary of Korla, a position he held until January 2016, when he was made deputy party secretary and executive vice mayor of Ürümqi. He became party secretary of Tacheng Prefecture in March 2017, and served until September 2021.[1] He was promoted to be vice chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in September 2021,[2] concurrently serving as commander of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps since February 2022.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Chen Wen (陈文); Wang Chunlin (汪春林) (28 March 2017). 新疆乌鲁木齐市委副书记薛斌调任塔城地委书记. Thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (29 September 2021). 薛斌任新疆维吾尔自治区政府副主席. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ Zhang Di (张迪) (19 January 2022). 薛斌已任新疆生产建设兵团司令员. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 February 2022.
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Tacheng Prefecture
2017–2021
Succeeded by
Wei Jianguo (魏建国)
Government offices
Preceded by Commander of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
2022–present
Incumbent