Sheng Guangzu

Sheng Guangzu
盛光祖
Genenal Manager of China Railway Corporation
In office
14 March 2013  9 October 2016
Succeeded byLu Dongfu
Minister of Railways
In office
25 February 2011  14 March 2013
PremierWen Jiabao
Preceded byLiu Zhijun
Succeeded bypost abolished
Personal details
Born (1949-04-05) 5 April 1949
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (expelled)
Alma materTongji University

Sheng Guangzu (Chinese: 盛光祖; pinyin: Shèng Guāngzǔ; born 5 April 1949) was the last Chinese Minister of Railways, before the position was abolished in March 2013, and the first General Manager of China Railway Corporation. He was formerly the head of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. He initially held several lower positions in the Ministry of Railways, and moved up the ranks starting in 2000. Sheng was also a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.