Wei Jianxing

Wei Jianxing
尉健行
Wei in 1996
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
In office
October 19, 1992  November 15, 2002
General SecretaryJiang Zemin
Preceded byQiao Shi
Succeeded byWu Guanzheng
Party Secretary of Beijing
In office
April 27, 1996  August 25, 1997
Preceded byChen Xitong
Succeeded byJia Qinglin
Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions
In office
October 24, 1993  December 28, 2002
Preceded byNi Zhifu
Succeeded byWang Zhaoguo
Minister of Supervision
In office
June 23, 1987  March 29, 1993
PremierZhao Ziyang
Li Peng
Preceded byQian Ying
Succeeded byCao Qingze
Head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
July 13, 1985  May 27, 1987
General SecretaryHu Yaobang
Preceded byQiao Shi
Succeeded bySong Ping
Mayor of Harbin
In office
March 10, 1981  January 20, 1984
Preceded byWang Huacheng
Succeeded byWang Rensheng
Personal details
Born(1931-01-02)January 2, 1931
Sinchang, Chekiang, Republic of China
DiedAugust 7, 2015(2015-08-07) (aged 84)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1949–2002)
Alma materDalian University of Technology

Wei Jianxing (Chinese: 尉健行; pinyin: Wèi Jiànxíng; January 2, 1931 – August 7, 2015) was a senior leader in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), most active during the 1980s and 1990s. He successively held a number of important offices, including member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Party Secretary of Beijing and the chairman of All-China Federation of Trade Unions.