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Luo Zengbin
Luo Zengbin
罗增斌
Communist Party Secretary of Haikou
	In office; January 2022 – October 2024
Preceded by	He Zhongyou
Succeeded by	TBA
Personal details
Born	October 1967 (age 57); Cangxi County, Sichuan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Sichuan Agricultural University; Sichuan University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	罗增斌
Traditional Chinese	羅增斌
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Luó Zēngbīn

Luo Zengbin (Chinese: 罗增斌; born October 1967) is a former Chinese politician. As of October 2024 he was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog.^[1] Previously he served as party secretary of Haikou and a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Hainan Provincial Committee.^[1] He is the third party secretary of Haikou to be disgraced by China's top anti-corruption watchdog, after Zhang Qi and Wang Fuyu.^[2]

Luo was a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[3]

Early life and education

Luo was born in Cangxi County, Sichuan, in October 1967.^[4] In 1986, he enrolled at Sichuan Agricultural University, where he majored in forestry.^[4] He earned his Doctor of Science degree from Sichuan University in June 2009.^[4]

Career

After university in 1990, Luo was assigned as an editor and journalist to Sichuan Forestry Newspaper.^[4]

Luo got involved in politics in February 1991, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1993.^[4] He began his academic political at the Sichuan Provincial Forestry Department, and 9 years later, ultimately being appointed department deputy director.^[4]

In September 2011, Luo was admitted to member of the CCP Guang'an Municipal Committee, the city's top authority, and appointed executive vice mayor in November of that same year.^[4] In February 2013, he was named acting mayor, confirmed in April 2013.^[4] In June 2017, he was transferred to the neighboring Bazhong city and appointed party secretary, the top political position in the city.^[4] In February 2021, he became party secretary of Mianyang, but having held the position for only eleven months.^[4] In September 2021, he became a member of the CCP Sichuan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[4]

In January 2022, Luo was admitted to member of the CCP Hainan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority, and appointed party secretary of Haikou, capital of the province.^[4]

Downfall

On 6 December 2024, Luo 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.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hainan official under scrutiny for alleged breach of discipline and the law". chinadaily.com.cn. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ 罗增斌：第三位落马的海口市委书记. sina (in Chinese). 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ Zhan Jing (詹婧) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. news.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Zhai Ruimin (翟瑞民) (6 December 2024). 海口市委书记罗增斌任上被查：已半月未露面，曾长期在四川任职. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ 海南省委常委、海口市委书记罗增斌接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

Government offices
Preceded by Hou Xiaochun [zh]	Mayor of Guang'an 2013–2017	Succeeded by Zeng Qing [zh]
Party political offices
Preceded by Feng Jian [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Bazhong 2017–2021	Succeeded by He Ping [zh]
Preceded by Liu Chao [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Mianyang 2021–2022	Succeeded by Cao Lijun [zh]
Preceded by He Zhongyou	Communist Party Secretary of Haikou 2002–2004	Succeeded by TBA