Zhao Deguang

Zhao Deguang (; born May 1962) is a retired Chinese politician of Yi ethnicity who served as mayor of Baoshan from 2015 to 2016 and party secretary from 2016 to 2021.

He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education Zhao was born in Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, in May 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1980, he was accepted to Qujing Normal School. After graduating in 1982, he taught at Lunan County Minzu Middle School. In 1985, he entered Yunnan Education College, where he majored in Chinese language and literature. After graduation, he continued to teach at the school. He also studied at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party from 1990 to 1992.

In April 2021, he was chosen as a counsellor of Yunnan Provincial People's Government, a post he kept until September 2022.

Downfall On 9 September 2022, he was removed from public office and was placed on probation within the CCP for two years due to the pollution of East River in Baoshan.