Mei Kebao

Mei Kebao
Mei Kebao
梅克保
Deputy Director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
	In office; January 2013 – May 2017
Preceded by	Yang Gang
Succeeded by	Hou Jianguo
Deputy Party Chief of Hunan
	In office; November 2006 – January 2013
Preceded by	Sun Zaifu
Succeeded by	Sun Jinlong
Party Chief of Changsha
	In office; August 2001 – November 2006
Preceded by	Zhang Yunchuan
Succeeded by	Chen Run'er
Party Chief of Hengyang
	In office; February 1999 – August 2001
Preceded by	Yan Yongsheng
Succeeded by	Xu Minghua
Party Chief of Chenzhou
	In office; September 1994 – February 1999
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Li Dalun
Party Chief of Liuyang
	In office; July 1992 – September 1994
Preceded by	Zou Shuisheng
Succeeded by	Xie Shulin
Personal details
Born	March 1957 (age 67); Hanshou County, Hunan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Hunan Agricultural University; Central South University; Hunan University of Arts and Science; Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Mei Kebao (Chinese: 梅克保; pinyin: Méi Kèbǎo; born March 1957) is a retired Chinese politician. Before his retirement, he was deputy director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Previously he served as Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of Hunan, party chief of Changsha, party chief of Hengyang, and party chief of Chenzhou. In all, he had served in four cities at municipal level of the Chinese government.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Mei was born in Hanshou County, Hunan, in March 1957. After the Resumption of University Entrance Examination in 1977, he was accepted to Hunan University of Arts and Science, majoring in agriculture. After graduation, he taught there. He also studied as a part-time student at Hunan Agricultural University, Central South University and the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.

Mei joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1979 and entered the workforce in February 1980.

In December 1985 he was promoted to become deputy party chief of Changde County, a position he held until February 1987.

He was deputy secretary of Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League in February 1987, and held that office until July 1992.

In July 1992, he was transferred to Liuyang and appointed the party chief, the top political position in the city.

In September 1994, he was transferred again to Chenzhou, where he served as party chief there.

In February 1999, he was elected party chief of Hengyang, replacing Yan Yongsheng.

In August 2001, Mei was transferred to Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province, as the top political position in the city.

In November 2006 he was promoted again to become deputy party chief of Hunan, he remained in that position until January 2013, when he was transferred to Beijing and appointed deputy director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.^{[citation needed]}

Mei retired in May 2017.^[2]

Party political offices
Preceded by Zou Shuisheng	Party Chief of Liuyang 1992–1994	Succeeded by Xie Shjulin
Preceded by New position	Party Chief of Chenzhou 1994–1999	Succeeded by Li Dalun (李大伦)
Preceded by Yan Yongsheng (颜永盛)	Party Chief of Hengyang 1999–2001	Succeeded by Xu Minghua (徐明华)
Preceded by Zhang Yunchuan	Party Chief of Changsha 2001–2006	Succeeded by Chen Run'er
Preceded by Sun Zaifu [zh]	Deputy Party Chief of Hunan 2006–2013	Succeeded by Sun Jinlong
Government offices
Preceded by Yang Gang	Deputy Director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine 2013–2017	Succeeded by Hou Jianguo