Hu Qiang

Hu Qiang (; born March 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in east China's Jiangxi province. As of February 2024 he was under investigation by China's top graft busters.

He was a delegate to the 12th and 13th National People's Congress.

Early life and education Hu was born in Zaoqiang County, Hebei, in March 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1981, he enrolled at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, where he majored in national economic plan. He rose to become vice governor of Jiangxi in January 2018, and served until March 2022, when he was chosen as vice chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body. His colleague Yin Meigen, also vice governor of Jiangxi, became the target of an investigation in March 2023. On August 27, he was detained by the Supreme People's Procuratorate. On December 17, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.

On 23 September 2025, Hu was sentenced to 13 years in prison and fined 3 million yuan for accepting bribes totaling more than 65.17 million yuan (about 9.2 million U.S. dollars).