Government and Policy

Shandong elects new political advisor

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-29 15:22
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JINAN: The ongoing political advisory session of east China's Shandong Province on Friday elected a new chairman of the provincial committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

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Liu Wei, born in 1958, has replaced 64-year-old Sun Shuyi to take the job.

Sun was removed from the post at a meeting of the CPPCC Shandong Provincial Committee in mid December, just a few months before he was to retire.

The reason of his removal was not specified.

A native of Shandong Province, Liu Wei also serves as a Standing Committee member and organization chief of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.