Group Leader Xi Jinping Profession Chinese literature Resigned April 2013 Occupation Politician Residence Beijing, China | Citizenship China Secretary Guo Jinlong Name Lu Wei | |
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Alma mater Guangxi University of Radio and Television
Renmin University of China Role Former Vice Mayor of Beijing Education Renmin University of China Previous office Vice Mayor of Beijing (2011–2013) | ||
Political party Communist Party of China | ||
Lu Wei (simplified Chinese: 鲁炜; traditional Chinese: 魯煒; pinyin: Lǔ Weǐ; born January 1960) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China. He also served as the head of the General Office of the Central Leading Group for Internet Security and Informatization (one in the same with the Cyberspace Administration of China, CAC) from April 2013 to June 2016. Lu was previously Vice-Mayor of Beijing and the head of the Beijing Party organization's propaganda department, among other posts.
Biography
Lu was born in Chaohu, Anhui in January 1960.
In 1991, Lu worked in Xinhua News Agency of Guangxi province as the Deputy Director, he was promoted to become the Director in 1997.
From 2001 to 2004, he rose through the ranks to become Deputy Director of Xinhua News Agency.
In March 2011, Lu was appointed as the Vice-Mayor of Beijing, the Minister of Beijing Propaganda Department and a Standing Committee member of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, he remained in that positions until April 2013, when he was appointed the Chairman of State Internet Information Office, the Vice-Chairman of State Council Information Office.
In August 2013, Lu convened a meeting to publicize the Chinese Dream, which was described by Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping, Charles Xue, Ji Lianhai, Pan Shiyi, Xu Shiping, Qi Xiangdong, Xu Xiaoping, Li Weining, Chen Li, Liao Hong, Gu Yongqiang, Chen Tong, Sun Jian, Hu Yanping, Gao Long, and Zhang Guoqing were invited to attend the meeting.
Lu visited the United States during the first week of December 2014. In Washington, D.C. he conferred with senior administration officials such as the National Security Council about issues such as alleged Chinese hacking activities and censorship. In Silicon Valley he was greeted warmly by the top management of major firms such as Apple, Facebook, and eBay.
Lu stepped down from his post at the Cyberspace Administration of China in June 2016, for unknown reasons. His departure was somewhat shocking because he had become a very visible member of Xi Jinping's inner circle. While Lu remained a deputy head of the propaganda department, he relinquished all other titles of import. Foreign media speculated that this may signal a shift in Chinese internet policy.