Fei Dongbin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Fei.

Fei Dongbin (Chinese: 费东斌; born August 1970) is a Chinese politician who is the current director of the National Railway Administration, in office since September 2022.

Fei Dongbin
费东斌
Director of the National Railway Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2022
Preceded by	Liu Zhenfang [zh]
Personal details
Born	August 1970 (age 54) Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Central South University Tsinghua University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	费东斌
Traditional Chinese	費東斌
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fèi Dōngbīn

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 12th and 13th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

Fei was born in Jinzhou, Liaoning, in August 1970. In 1987, he entered Changsha Railway College (now Central South University), majoring in railroad transportation. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1996.

Career in railway system

After graduating in 1991, he was assigned to Shenyang Railway Bureau, where he eventually served as chief engineer and deputy director in 2006. In May 2007, he was appointed executive deputy general manager of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Company (now China Railway Qingzang Group), but having held the position for only one year. He served in the Transportation Bureau of the Ministry of Railways for four months in 2008 and soon was chosen as executive deputy director of the Beijing Railway Bureau in October 2008. In April 2009, Fei was appointed executive deputy director of the Jinan Railway Bureau, he remained in that position until January 2013, when he was transferred to Inner Mongolia and appointed director of the Hohhot Railway Bureau.

Political career

He served a short term as deputy party secretary of Hohhot and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission in 2016.^[1] In October 2016, he was named acting mayor of Ulanqab, confirmed in January 2017.^[2] He was elevated to party secretary, the top political position in the city, in June 2020.^[3]

Fei was promoted to vice governor of Henan in April 2021 and six months later was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Henan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[4]

Career in railway system

In September 2022, he was made party branch secretary of the National Railway Administration, concurrently holding the director position.^[5]

References

1. 内蒙古呼和浩特市新一届市委领导班子“亮相”. thepaper (in Chinese). 15 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
2. 艾丽华出任内蒙古乌兰察布市委书记，费东斌提名为市长候选人. thepaper (in Chinese). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
3. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (7 July 2020). 费东斌接替杜学军任乌兰察布市委书记 王亚新提名副市长(简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
4. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (2 April 2021). 顾雪飞任河南省副省长、省公安厅厅长 费东斌任副省长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
5. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (27 September 2022). 河南省委常委、副省长费东斌出任国家铁路局党组书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 September 2022.

Government offices
Preceded by Yang Yudong [zh]	Director of the Hohhot Railway Bureau 2013–2016	Succeeded by Zhang Jiyi [zh]
Preceded by Ai Lihua [zh]	Mayor of Ulanqab City 2016–2021	Succeeded by Qi Feiyun [zh]
Preceded by Liu Zhenfang [zh]	Director of the National Railway Administration 2022–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Du Xuejun [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Ulanqab City 2020–2021	Succeeded by Sui Weijun [zh]