Sheng Guangzu (b. 1949) is the Party Chief and railway minister of the Ministry of Railways, replacing Liu Zhijun

Liu Zhijun

Liu Zhijun is a Chinese politician. He was the Minister of Railways in the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2011. He was removed from the party chief of the ministry on February 12, 2011, and from office in the 11th NPC Standing Committee's 19th meeting on February 25 because of allegations...

 who is facing allegations of corruption. He was formerly the head of the General Administration of Customs

General Administration of Customs

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 of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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. He initially held several lower positions in the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China

Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China

The Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China is a member of the State Council of the People's Republic of China...

, and then began to move up the ranks of the GAC starting in 2000. Sheng is also a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

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Born during April 1949 in Nanjing

Nanjing

' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...

, he is a member of the Han

Han Chinese

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 ethnic group and holds a bachelors degree.

While deputy governor of the Ministry of China Railway Communication, he supported the creation of China Netcom

China Netcom

China Netcom, full name China Netcom Group Corporation Limited , abbreviated CNC, was a former telecommunication service provider in People's Republic of China...

 to compete with China Telecom

China Telecom

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. He became a board member of China Netcom and the Ministry of Railways was given a quarter interest in the company.