Cui Maohu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cui.

Cui Maohu
崔茂虎
Director of the National Religious Affairs Administration
In office 7 June 2022 – 18 March 2023
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Wang Zuo'an
Succeeded by	Chen Ruifeng
Deputy Head of the United Front Work Department
In office 7 June 2022 – 18 March 2023
Head	You Quan Shi Taifeng
Personal details
Born	December 1965 (age 59) Xuanwei County, Yunnan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Yunnan University

Cui Maohu (Chinese: 崔茂虎; pinyin: Cuī Màohǔ; born December 1965) is a Chinese politician who was director of the National Religious Affairs Administration, and a deputy head of the United Front Work Department, from 2022 to 2023. He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Career

Cui was born in Xuanwei County (now Xuanwei), Yunnan, in December 1965. In 1983, he was accepted to Yunnan University, majoring in philosophy. After graduating in 1987, he became a teacher at Qujing Finance and Trade School.

Cui got involved in politics in December 1989, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1990. Cui was despatched to the Organization Department of the CCP Yunnan Provincial Committee in August 1994, becoming its deputy head in December 2007. He also served as head of Yunnan Provincial Human Resources and Social Security Department. In May 2017, he was named party chief of Lijiang, his first foray into a prefectural leadership role. He was appointed vice governor of Yunnan in May 2021 and six months later was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Yunnan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[1][2] He concurrently served as secretary-general of the CCP Yunnan Provincial Committee from November 2021 to June 2022.

In June 2022, he was chosen as director of the National Religious Affairs Administration, concurrently serving as deputy head of the United Front Work Department.^[3]

Downfall

On 18 March 2023, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[4]

In 2024 he was jailed for bribery.^[5]

References

1. Yi Yi (伊一) (28 May 2021). 崔茂虎任云南省副省长 刘洪建不再担任. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
2. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (1 December 2021). 云南新一届省委常委简历(书记王宁 副书记王予波、石玉钢). Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
3. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (7 June 2022). 崔茂虎任中央统战部副部长、国家宗教事务局局长 王作安不再担任. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
4. Huang Yuxin (黄雨馨) (18 March 2023). 中央统战部原副部长、国家宗教事务局原局长崔茂虎被查. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
5. "Former director of religious affairs pleads guilty for bribery".

Government offices
Preceded by Xie Yi (解毅)	Head of Yunnan Provincial Human Resources and Social Security Department 2014–2017	Succeeded by Yang Yujian (杨榆坚)
Preceded by Wang Zuo'an	Director of the National Religious Affairs Administration 2022–present	Succeeded by Chen Ruifeng
Party political offices
Preceded by Luo Jie (罗杰)	Communist Party Secretary of Lijiang 2017–2021	Succeeded by Pu Hong (浦虹)
Preceded by Chen Shun [zh]	Secretary-General of the CCP Yunnan Provincial Committee 2021–2022	Succeeded by Qiu Jiang [zh]