Wu Weihua

Wu Weihua (; born September 1956) is a Chinese politician, professor, and scientist who is a Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in the 14th National People's Congress and chair of the Jiusan Society. He works in the fields of plant cell physiology and molecular biology and is a professor at China Agricultural University.

Early life Wu Weihua was born in Linfen, China, on 6 September 1956. He is Han Chinese. He graduated from Shanxi University after attending from 1978 to 1982, the Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology with a master's degree after attending from 1982 to 1984, and Rutgers University with a doctorate after attending from 1989 to 1991. He conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard University from 1991 to 1993.

Career Academic Wu was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007. He has worked in the fields of plant cell physiology and molecular biology. He lectured at China Agricultural University from 1984 to 1987, and has been professor there since 1994. He was dean of the College of Life Sciences at China Agricultural University.

Politics From 2011 to 2012, Wu was deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Rural Work Committee.

Wu joined the Jiusan Society (JS) in 2010. He was a member of the JS's 12th Central Committee, vice chair of its 13th Central Committee, and chair of its 14th Central Committee. He was Vice Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in the 14th National People's Congress. He attended the inauguration of Argentine President Javier Milei on 10 December 2023.

On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14 Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress, including Wu, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."