Zhou Xianwang

Zhou Xianwang
Zhou Xianwang
周先旺
Mayor of Wuhan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 2018
Leader	Ma Guoqiang (Party secretary)
Preceded by	Wan Yong
Deputy Governor of Hubei
	In office; March 2017 – May 2018
Leader	Wang Xiaodong (governor)
Communist Party Secretary of Huangshi
	In office; December 2012 – April 2017
Preceded by	Wang Jianming
Succeeded by	Ma Xudong
Personal details
Born	November 1963 (age 60); Jianshi County, Hubei
Political party	Communist Party of China
Residence	Wuhan
Alma mater	Hubei University; Central Party School of the Communist Party of China

Template:Chinese name Zhou Xianwang (Chinese: 周先旺; pinyin: Zhōu Xiānwàng; born November 1963) is a Chinese politician currently serving as Deputy Party Committee Secretary and mayor of Wuhan. He is of Tujia ethnicity. He entered the workforce in September 1980, and joined the Communist Party of China in January 1987.^[1]

Biography

Zhou was born in Jianshi County, Hubei, in November 1963. Zhou served in his home-county for a long time, what he was promoted to deputy magistrate in February 1993. He was secretary of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Committee of the Communist Youth League in January 1994, and held that office until September 1995. In September 1995 he was promoted to become deputy party secretary and magistrate of Xuan'en County, a position he held until April 1998. He served as vice-mayor of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in April 1998, and four years later promoted to the mayor position. In February 2008, he was appointed head of Hubei Provincial Department of Commerce and director of Hubei Provincial Foreign Investment Office, he remained in that position until November 2012, when he was transferred to Huangshi and appointed the party secretary. He concurrently served as deputy governor of Hubei from March 2017 to May 2018. In May 2018, he was named acting mayor and deputy party secretary of Wuhan, replacing Wan Yong.^[2]

Criticism

In December 2019, a new coronavirus, designated 2019-nCoV, broke out in Wuhan, local people accused Zhou and his superior, Party secretary Ma Guoqiang of being slow to respond to the epidemic.^[3]^[4] On January 27, 2020, in an interview on CCTV, Zhou acknowledged that the city government had failed to promptly disclose information about the outbreak while stating that "as a local government, we need to get authorisation before disclosure" which led many to think that he was pointing at the central government for being slow on giving him authorisation. Then, Zhou offered to resign over the January 23 decision to lock down the city.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (29 May 2018). "Archived copy" 周先旺任武汉市副市长、代理市长：是人生之幸，更是千钧之责. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Liu Na (刘娜) (26 May 2018). 周先旺任武汉市委副书记，万勇不再担任市委副书记. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "UPDATE 1-Mayor of China's Wuhan draws online ire for '80 out of 100' interview". reuters. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ Josephine Ma; Zhuang Pinghui (26 January 2020). "5 million left Wuhan before lockdown, 1,000 new coronavirus cases expected in city". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ The Guardian (27 January 2020). "Wuhan mayor says city's governance 'not good enough' as coronavirus spreads – video". No. 27 January 2020. The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2020. {{cite news}}: External link in |ref= (help)
^ Lu Zhenghua (28 January 2020). "Wuhan Mayor Offers to Resign Over Coronavirus Response". caixinglobal. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ Sarah Zheng (23 January 2020). "Wuhan mayor under pressure to resign over response to coronavirus outbreak". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ Yang Zekun (27 January 2020). "Wuhan mayor says will resign if it helps control outbreak". Chinadaily. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

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[1] Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (29 May 2018). "Archived copy" 周先旺任武汉市副市长、代理市长：是人生之幸，更是千钧之责. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] Liu Na (刘娜) (26 May 2018). 周先旺任武汉市委副书记，万勇不再担任市委副书记. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[3] "UPDATE 1-Mayor of China's Wuhan draws online ire for '80 out of 100' interview". reuters. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[4] Josephine Ma; Zhuang Pinghui (26 January 2020). "5 million left Wuhan before lockdown, 1,000 new coronavirus cases expected in city". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[5] The Guardian (27 January 2020). "Wuhan mayor says city's governance 'not good enough' as coronavirus spreads – video". No. 27 January 2020. The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2020. {{cite news}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[6] Lu Zhenghua (28 January 2020). "Wuhan Mayor Offers to Resign Over Coronavirus Response". caixinglobal. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[7] Sarah Zheng (23 January 2020). "Wuhan mayor under pressure to resign over response to coronavirus outbreak". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[8] Yang Zekun (27 January 2020). "Wuhan mayor says will resign if it helps control outbreak". Chinadaily. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

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