Lu Kehua

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.

Lu Kehua (Chinese: 陆克华; born October 1964) is a former Chinese politician. It was announced in November 2024 that was under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Previously he served as secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, vice mayor of Chongqing and before that, vice minister of housing and urban-rural development.

Lu Kehua
陆克华
Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 10 February 2023 – 4 November 2024
Preceded by	Li Mingqing [zh]
Executive Vice Mayor of Chongqing
In office June 2022 – February 2023
Mayor	Hu Henghua
Preceded by	Li Mingqing [zh]
Succeeded by	Chen Mingbo [zh]
Vice Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
In office March 2015 – January 2018
Minister	Chen Zhenggao Wang Menghui
Personal details
Born	October 1964 (age 60) Zongyang County, Anhui, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Huazhong Agricultural University Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	陆克华
Traditional Chinese	陸克華
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lú Kèhuá

He was a representative of the 19th and 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Early life and education

Lu was born in Zongyang County, Anhui, in October 1964.^[2] In 1982, he enrolled at Huazhong Agricultural University, where he majored in land use planning and management.^[2] Lu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1984 in his junior year.^[2]

Career

After university in 1989, Lu was assigned to the Market Division of the Real Estate Industry Department of the Ministry of Construction (now Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development).^[2] He moved up the ranks to become deputy director in May 1994 and director in July 1996.^[2] He eventually became vice minister in March 2015.^[2]

Lu was appointed vice mayor of Chongqing in January 2018 and in May 2022 was admitted to member of the CCP Chongqing Municipal Committee, the city's top authority.^[2] In February 2023, he was named secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Chongqing Municipal Committee, succeeding Li Mingqing [zh].^[3]

Downfall

On 4 November 2024, Lu 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.^[4]