Wu Yongwen

Wu Yongwen (born June 1952) is a Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Hubei province. As of January 2013 he was under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Previously he served as the Vice Chairman of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress.

Chinese media reported that he had close relations with Zhou Yongkang, former Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Life and career Wu was born and raised in Jingmen, Hubei. He began his political career in August 1968, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1975. He spent five years teaching at schools before serving in various administrative and political roles in Jingmen. In December 1997, he was appointed the vice-mayor of Jingmen, and then CCP Deputy Committee Secretary, beginning in June 2000.

From March 2006 to September 2007, he served as the CCP Committee Secretary of Ezhou, the top political position in the city.

In September 2007, he was appointed the Secretary of CCP Hubei Provincial Committee for Political and Legal Affairs; he remained in that position until July 2012, when he was appointed the deputy director of the Standing Committee of Hubei Provincial People's Congress.

On January 20, 2013, he was being investigated by the Party's internal disciplinary body; he was suspected to have been involved in trading political favors for money and for keeping mistresses.