Sheng Guangzu

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Sheng Guangzu
盛光祖
Genenal Manager of China Railway Corporation
In office 14 March 2013 – 9 October 2016
Succeeded by	Lu Dongfu
Minister of Railways
In office 25 February 2011 – 14 March 2013
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Preceded by	Liu Zhijun
Succeeded by	post abolished
Personal details
Born	(1949-04-05) 5 April 1949 (age 75) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (expelled)
Alma mater	Tongji University

Sheng Guangzu (Chinese: 盛光祖; pinyin: Shèng Guāngzǔ; born 5 April 1949) was the last Chinese Minister of Railways, before the position was abolished in March 2013, and the first General Manager of China Railway Corporation. He was formerly the head of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. He initially held several lower positions in the Ministry of Railways, and moved up the ranks starting in 2000.^[1] Sheng was also a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Born in April 1949 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, he is a member of China's majority Han ethnic group and holds a bachelor's degree.^[1]

While deputy governor of the Ministry of China Railway Communication, he supported the creation of China Netcom to compete with China Telecom.^[2] He became a board member of China Netcom and the Ministry of Railways was given a quarter interest in the company.^[2]

Sheng replaced his predecessor Liu Zhijun who was dismissed for corruption.^[3][4] During his tenure, the Wenzhou train collision occurred on July 23, 2011, killing 40, and injuring 192 (12 severely).^[5]

Sheng retired in October 2016. He was replaced by Lu Dongfu, as the first director of the National Railways Administration (NRA).^[6] In November 2016, he was appointed as Vice-Chairperson of the National People's Congress Financial and Economic Affairs Committee.^[7]

On 25 March 2022, he was placed under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[8] On September 19, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.^[9] He was arrested by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on October 8.^[10]

In 2023 he was jailed for corruption.^[11]