Wei Minzhou

Wei Minzhou (; born August 24, 1956) is a Chinese politician who served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Xi'an between 2012 and 2016.

In 2017, Wei was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and expelled from the party. In November 2018, Wei was sentenced to life in prison for taking more than 100 million yuan in bribes. Then he was appointed as vice-chairman of the Shaanxi People's Congress.

Investigation On May 22, 2017, Wei was suspected of "serious violations of discipline" and placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). The party investigation into Wei concluded in August 2017. In its disciplinary dossier against Wei, the CCDI stated that Wei had "severely violated political discipline and political rules, engaged in political opportunism and careerism; exhibited bad political morality; long engaged in superstitious activities; resisted the investigation into his wrongdoing." It also said he violated the Eight-point Regulation, frequented private clubs and accepted banquet invitations funded by public sources, and accepted "tourism activities arranged by private enterprises." He was also said to have violated organizational discipline, life discipline, took bribes, and used his position of power to secure gain for others. He was summarily expelled from the Communist Party and his case forwarded to judicial authorities for prosecution. Wei's close ally, Zhao Zhengyong, former governor and party chief of Shaanxi, was under investigation in January 2019. Zhao was later sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.

Sentence On November 20, 2018, Wei was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes worth 109.78 million yuan ($15.8 million) by the Intermediate People's Court in Chenzhou.