Xu Chuanzhi
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Xu Chuanzhi (Chinese: 许传智; born February 1957) is a retired Chinese politician. As of October 2025 he was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. He has been retired for almost 6 years. Previously he served as secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and director of the Supervisory Commission of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Xu was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress, a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and a member of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Early life and education
Xu was born in Zhucheng County (now Zhucheng), Shandong, in February 1957. During the late period of the Cultural Revolution from September 1975 to March 1978, he successively served as a sent-down youth, private teacher, and substitute teacher in Chalsen Commune, Keyouqian Banner, Inner Mongolia. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he enrolled at Northeast Normal University, where he majored in Chinese language and literature. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in August 1978, during his freshman year.
Career
After university in February 1982, Xu was assigned as an official in the 5th Discipline Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
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