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Zhou Jiabin
Zhou Jiabin
周家斌
	Zhou in 2024
Vice Chairperson of the People's Congress of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
	In office; January 2023 – December 2024
Chairperson	Liu Ning
Communist Party Secretary of Guilin
	In office; February 2021 – December 2024
Preceded by	Zhao Leqin [zh]
Succeeded by	Li Chu [zh]
Personal details
Born	September 1964 (age 60); Juancheng County, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Tsinghua University; China University of Geosciences

Zhou Jiabin (Chinese: 周家斌; pinyin: Zhōu Jiābīn; born September 1964) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As of December 2024 he was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. Previously he served as party secretary of Guilin and vice chairperson of the People's Congress of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.^[1]

Zhou was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress and a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[2]

Early life and education

Zhou was born in Juancheng County, Shandong, in September 1964.^[3] In 1983, he entered Tsinghua University, where he majored in architecture.^[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1986.^[3] He earned his Ph.D.degree in engineering from the China University of Geosciences in January 2008.^[3]

Career

After university in 1988, Zhou was despatched to Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Management Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an architect.^[3] He moved to the Chinese Institute of Interior Architects in June 1994.^[3] He than briefly served as president of Beijing Boer Institute of Biological Sciences in August 2000, president of Beijing Academy of Modern Applied Sciences in February 2001, vice president of the Architectural Society of China in September 2005, and director of the Cooperative Development Department of the Information Center of the Development Research Center of the State Council of China in September 2007.^[3]

In July 2008, Zhou was transferred to southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and appointed deputy director of the Construction Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.^[3] He was made vice mayor of Nanning in September 2008 and three months later was admitted to standing committee member of the CCP Nanning Municipal Committee, the city's top authority.^[3] In August 2011, he was named acting mayor of Beihai, confirmed in the following month.^[3] He was appointed mayor of Guilin in February 2015, concurrently serving as deputy party secretary.^[3]^[4] He became director of the Housing and Urban Rural Development Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in December 2017.^[3] He was elevated to party secretary of Guilin in February 2021, in addition to serving as vice chairperson of the People's Congress of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region since January 2023.^[3]^[5]

Downfall

On 28 December 2024, Zhou 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.^[3]

References

^ Zhao Ruinan (28 December 2024). "Party chief of Guilin under investigation". Chinadaily. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ Wang Jianliang (王建亮) (26 April 2022). 48名！广西壮族自治区党代表会议选举产生出席党的二十大代表. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ 周末打虎！广西桂林市委书记周家斌被查. qq.com (in Chinese). 28 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ Heng Xi (恒晞) (3 February 2015). 北海市长周家斌转任桂林市代市长唐琮沅不再担任(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (10 February 2021). 周家斌任桂林市委书记赵乐秦不再担任(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 December 2024.

Government offices
Preceded by Lian Younong [zh]	Mayor of Beihai 2021–2015	Succeeded by Lin Shanqing [zh]
Preceded by Tang Zongyuan [zh]	Mayor of Guilin 2015–2017	Succeeded by Qin Chencheng [zh]
Preceded by Yan Shiming [zh]	Director of the Housing and Urban Rural Development Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 2017–2021	Succeeded by Tang Biaowen [zh]
Party political offices
Preceded by Zhao Leqin [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Guilin 2021–2024	Succeeded by Li Chu [zh]