Wei Heng
Wei Heng | |
|---|---|
| 卫恒 | |
Wei, c. 1960 | |
| Party First Secretary of Shanxi | |
| In office August 1965 – August 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Tao Lujia |
| Succeeded by | Liu Geping |
| Governor of Shanxi | |
| In office December 1965 – January 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Shiying |
| Succeeded by | Wang Qian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1915 Lingchuan, Shanxi, China |
| Died | 29 January 1967 (aged 51) Taiyuan, Shanxi, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Wei Heng (Chinese: 卫恒; 1915 – 29 January 1967), also known as Wei Laiyu (魏来玉), was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician from Shanxi province. He was the Communist Party First Secretary and top leader of Shanxi province until he was overthrown by the rebel Red Guards at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. He was tortured and committed suicide in January 1967.