Qiang Wei

Qiang Wei (Chinese: 强卫; March 1953 - ) is a politician of the People's Republic of China, and the current secretary of CPC Qinghai committee.

Qiang was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. He joined the Communist Party of China in March 1975, and graduated from University of Science and Technology of China with a master's degree in economic management. He was a soldier of the People's Liberation Army of China at the military mechanic workshop of Navy Fujian base. He was then employed by Beijing Chemical Engineering Factory and later promoted to vice head of sixth laboratory of Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Reagents and vice director of the Institute. He subsequently became the CPC Party chief of Beijing Chemical Engineering Factory. In June 1987, he was appointed as the secretary of Communist Youth League Beijing committee. In December 1990, he became the secretary of CPC committee of Shijingshan District of Beijing, as well as the chairman of district people's congress. He was elevated to a standing committee member of CPC Beijing committee in December 1992, and the secretary of Beijing municipal construction commission in January 1993. In March 1994 he became the director of propaganda department of CPC Beijing committee. In February 1995 he was appointed as the secretary of Beijing political and legislative affairs committee of CPC and the head of Beijing police bureau. He was awarded vice general police commander in 1995. In March 2001, he was promoted to vice secretary of CPC Beijing committee and the secretary of Beijing political and legislative affairs committee. In January 2006, he became vice Party chief of Beijing, secretary of commission for discipline inspection of Beijing and secretary of Beijing political and legislative affairs committee. Since March 2007, he has served as CPC Party chief of CPC Qinghai committee.

Qiang was an alternate member of 16th Central Committee of Communist Party of China, and is a current member of 17th Central Committee.