Hong Qiang

Hong Qiang (Chinese: 弘强; born November 1953) is a retired Chinese politician. A native of Xingtang County, Hebei Province, she began her career in March 1972 and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1975. Hong graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Huazhong Institute of Technology, majoring in radio components and materials, and later obtained a degree from the Central Party School. She formerly served as a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Jiangsu Provincial Committee and as Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Since February 2017, she has served as chairperson of the 4th Council of the Jiangsu Foundation for Courageous Acts.^[1]

Hong Qiang
弘强
Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection
In office December 2009 – October 2016
Preceded by	Feng Minggang
Succeeded by	Jiang Zhuoqing
Minister of the Organization Department of the CCP Jiangxi Provincial Committee
In office November 2006 – December 2009
Preceded by	Dong Junshu
Succeeded by	Mo Jiancheng
Communist Party Secretary of Ji'an
In office July 2004 – November 2006
Preceded by	Lü Bin
Succeeded by	Huang Jiansheng
Personal details
Born	November 1953 (age 71) Xingtang County, Hebei, China
Alma mater	Huazhong Institute of Technology Central Party School

Biography

Jiangxi

Hong began her career in March 1972 as a sent-down youth in Qingtang Commune, Ji'an County, Jiangxi Province. From September 1974 to August 1977, she studied radio components and materials at the Department of Electronic Engineering of the Huazhong Institute of Technology. After graduation, she worked in the Ji’an Regional Bureau of Radio and Television, rising through the ranks from cadre to deputy section chief, and later section chief.^[2]

In November 1992, she became deputy head of the Organization Department of the Ji’an Prefectural Committee, later serving as party secretary of Anfu County. She was appointed party secretary of Ji'an (county-level city) in October 1997, during which she also pursued correspondence studies in party and government management at the Central Party School. In August 2000, she became head of the Organization Department of the Ji'an Municipal Committee.^[2]

Hong later served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Nanchang Municipal Committee and head of its Organization Department, and in 2002 became deputy head of the Jiangxi Provincial Organization Department.^[3] From July 2004 to November 2006, she was party secretary of Ji'an, before being promoted to head of the Organization Department of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and serving concurrently as a member of the provincial standing committee.^[4]

Jiangsu

In December 2009, Hong was transferred to Jiangsu Province, where she served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection until October 2016.^[5] She was a delegate to the 17th and 18th National Congresses of the CCP, a member of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and a member of the 11th Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress.^[6][7]