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Chinesse politician (born 1944)
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Hu Zhong |
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| Born | March 1944 (age 81)
Ying County, Shanxi, China |
| Alma mater | Inner Mongolia University, Department of Chemistry |
| Occupation | Executive Vice President of the China Law Society |
Hu Zhong (Chinese: 胡忠; born March 1944) is a Chinese politician, scholar, and calligrapher who has served as the Executive Vice President of the China Law Society. He previously held several senior leadership positions in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, including Member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Inner Mongolia Regional Committee, Secretary of the CCP Baotou Municipal Committee, and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Inner Mongolia.[1]
Hu Zhong was born in March 1944 in Ying County, Shanxi. He graduated from the Department of Chemistry at Inner Mongolia University. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1981 and began his career in September 1967. After completing his university studies in 1968, he underwent labor training at a military reclamation farm before serving as a technician and later head of the central laboratory at the Baotou Tractor Factory. He subsequently held positions in the Baotou Municipal Bureau of Standards and Metrology, rising from deputy section chief to deputy director.[2]
From the mid-1980s onward, Hu entered municipal leadership, serving first as deputy secretary-general and later as secretary-general of the CCP Baotou Municipal Committee.[3] He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Baotou Municipal Committee in 1990 and was appointed vice mayor in 1993. Between 1995 and 1997, Hu served as deputy party secretary and mayor of Baotou,[4] and was later promoted to party secretary and chairman of the Baotou Municipal People’s Congress.[5]
In 2001, Hu was appointed to the Standing Committee of the CCP Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and concurrently served as party secretary of Baotou.[6] He later became secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Inner Mongolia and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Inner Mongolia Regional People’s Congress, holding various overlapping responsibilities until 2005.[7][8]
Beyond his political career, Hu has been active in the fields of calligraphy, painting, and cultural organizations. He holds honorary and leadership roles in several artistic and academic associations, including serving as President of the Inner Mongolia Chinese Painting Academy and Honorary President of the Beijing Contemporary Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Research Association. He is also a member of the China Artists Association, the China Calligraphers Association, and the Chinese Poetry Society.[9]
