Wei Tao
Chinese politician
Wei Tao (Chinese: 韦韬; born April 1970) is a Chinese politician of Zhuang ethnicity, currently serving as acting chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Government, in office since July 2025. Previously, he served as party secretary of Taiyuan.
He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress. He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternate of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Early life and education
Wei was born in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Guangxi, in April 1970. In 1988, he entered Chongqing University, where he majored in ferrous metallurgy.
Career
After university in 1992, he joined Liuzhou Steel, where he successively served as a technician, assistant engineer, engineer, deputy director of the Technical Center, deputy manager of the Distribution Company, and director of the Ironmaking Plant. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1998. In April 2010, he rose to become deputy general manager.
In January 2016, he was appointed deputy secretary, vice chairman and general manager of Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group Co., Ltd..
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