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Luo Zengbin (Chinese: 罗增斌; born October 1967) is a former Chinese politician. As of October 2024 he was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. Previously he served as party secretary of Haikou and a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Hainan Provincial Committee. He is the third party secretary of Haikou to be disgraced by China's top anti-corruption watchdog, after Zhang Qi and Wang Fuyu.
Luo was a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
Early life and education
Luo was born in Cangxi County, Sichuan, in October 1967. In 1986, he enrolled at Sichuan Agricultural University, where he majored in forestry. He earned his Doctor of Science degree from Sichuan University in June 2009.
Career
After university in 1990, Luo was assigned as an editor and journalist to Sichuan Forestry Newspaper.
Luo got involved in politics in February 1991, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1993. He began his academic political at the Sichuan Provincial Forestry Department, and 9 years later, ultimately being appointed department deputy director.
In September 2011, Luo was admitted to member of the CCP Guang'an Municipal Committee, the city's top authority, and appointed executive vice mayor in November of that same year. In February 2013, he was named acting mayor, confirmed in April 2013. In June 2017, he was transferred to the neighboring Bazhong city and appointed party secretary, the top political position in the city. In February 2021, he became party secretary of Mianyang, but having held the position for only eleven months. In September 2021, he became a member of the CCP Sichuan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.
In January 2022, Luo was admitted to member of the CCP Hainan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority, and appointed party secretary of Haikou, capital of the province.
Downfall
On 6 December 2024, Luo was put under investigation for alleged "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.