Fang Hongwei

Fang Hongwei (; born June 1966) was a Chinese politician and entrepreneur from Fuping, Shaanxi. He graduated from the Department of Automotive Engineering at Tsinghua University. He previously served as Chairman of Shaanxi Automobile Group, Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary, Mayor, and Party Secretary of Hanzhong, Party Secretary of Shaanxi, and Party Secretary of Xi'an.

In November 2025, Fang was placed under disciplinary review and investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.

Biography Fang graduated in 1989 from the Department of Automotive Engineering at Tsinghua University, majoring in Automobile Engineering. After graduation, he joined Shaanxi Automobile Group, where he served successively as General Manager (2002), Chairman (2008), and Chairman of Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group (2012).

In April 2015, he was transferred to Baoji, serving as Vice Mayor and Member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Baoji Municipal Committee.

In July 2016, he was transferred to Executive Vice Mayor of Weinan and Member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Weinan Municipal Committee.

In January 2017, Fang was appointed Deputy Secretary of the CCP Hanzhong Municipal Committee and Party Secretary of the Municipal Government Leadership Group; the following month, he was elected Mayor of Hanzhong.

In February 2018, he was elected a Deputy to the 13th National People's Congress He became Secretary of the CCP Hanzhong Municipal Committee in July 2020.

In May 2021, he was promoted to Member of the Standing Committee and appointed as the Secretary-General of the CCP Shaanxi Provincial Committee.

In November 2021, he was appointed as Secretary of the CCP Xi'an Municipal Committee.

Downfall On November 7, 2025, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of CCP and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Fang Hongwei was under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law. Fang was expelled from the party and dismissed from the public office on July 7, 2026.