Wu Zhen

Wu Zhen (; born May 1958) is a former Chinese politician who served as the Deputy Commissioner of the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the deputy director of the China Food and Drug Administration. He was dismissed from his position in August 2018 and placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.

Career Wu was born in May 1958, and he was graduated from Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1983. He served as the officer of the Medical Education Science and Technology Department of the Health Department of Jiangxi, the director of the Drug Administration of the Health Department of Jiangxi, and the director of the Jiangxi Food and Drug Administration.

In 2006, Wu was appointed as the deputy director of the State Food and Drug Administration, who was responsible for drug registration, supervision and review. He was appointed as the Director of Food and Drug Safety of the China Food and Drug Administration in April 2013, then he appointed as the deputy director in July. Wu also served as the Deputy Commissioner of the National Health and Family Planning Commission since 2015, and he retired in March 2018.

Wu was expelled from the CCP on February 2, 2019. On February 26, he was arrested for suspected bribe taking and abuse of power. On April 1, he was indicted. On May 30, he stood trial at the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court on charges of taking bribes and abuse of power. Prosecutors accused Wu of taking advantage of his different positions between 1996 and 2018 to provide assistance to relevant organizations and individuals in getting approval for drugs or finding employment.