Lu Zhiyuan

Lu Zhiyuan
陆治原
Lu in 2024
Minister of Civil Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 December 2023
Premier	Li Qiang
Deputy	Hu Haifeng Tang Chengpei [zh] Zhang Chunsheng [zh] Li Baojun [zh]
Preceded by	Tang Dengjie
Specifically-designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shandong
In office June 2022 – November 2023
Party Secretary	Li Ganjie Lin Wu
Preceded by	Yang Dongqi [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Qingdao
In office 2 September 2021 – 4 November 2023
Preceded by	Wang Qingxian
Succeeded by	Zeng Zanrong
Director of the Liaoning Organization Department
In office 4 September 2018 – 1 September 2021
Preceded by	Wang Zhengpu
Succeeded by	Xiong Maoping
Personal details
Born	August 1964 (age 59) Suide County, Shaanxi, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Xi'an Jiaotong University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	陆治原
Traditional Chinese	陸治原
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lù Zhìyuán

Lu Zhiyuan (Chinese: 陆治原; born August 1964) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the minister of Civil Affairs. He previously served as the party secretary of Qingdao and deputy party secretary of Shandong.

He was a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress. He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1][2]

Biography

Lu was born in Suide County, Shaanxi, in August 1964.^[3] In 1984, he entered Shaanxi College of Finance and Economics (now Xi'an Jiaotong University), where he majored in public finance.^[3] After graduating in 1988, he taught at Yan'an School of Finance and Economics.^[3]

In July 1993, Lu was assigned to Xi'an Municipal Finance Bureau, where he eventually becoming deputy director in November 2000.^[3] Lu became governor of Yanliang District, a district under the jurisdiction of Xi'an, in July 2002, and then party secretary, the top political position in the district, beginning in November 2005.^[3] In August 2008, he was appointed party secretary of Baqiao District, a position he held until June 2010.^[3] In August 2011, he was named acting mayor of Yulin, confirmed in January 2012.^[3] He was party secretary of Weinan in June 2015, in addition to serving as chairman of its People's Congress.^[3] He rose to become vice governor of Shaanxi in January 2018.^[3]

In September 2018, Lu was transferred to the coastal Liaoning province, where he was appointed head of the Organization Department of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[4]

In September 2021, Lu was transferred to east China's Shandong province.^[4] He was made party secretary of Qingdao and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Shandong Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[4] In June 2022, he was elevated to deputy party secretary of Shandong. He was appointed as the minister of Civil Affairs on 29 December 2023, succeeding Tang Dengjie.^[5]

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