Compiled from the following sources:
People's Daily Online
XINHUA Online (China View)
Photo courtesy Baidu Baike
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 2/5/2016
Career Data Updated: 2/5/2016
Wei Hong 魏宏
Former Governor of Sichuan Province
Born: 1954
Birthplace: Shandong Province, Yinan County
Biography
Wei Hong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Yinan County, Shandong Province. He was born in 1954, entered the work force in 1970, and joined the CPC in 1973. From 2007 to 2013, he was Vice-Governor of Sichuan Province. He was Governor of Sichuan Province from 2013 to 2016. He was removed from his posts as governor and deputy secretary of Sichuan Province in 2016 for "serious violations of discipline."
