Huo Bugang · Full chronicle and history

Around September 18, Shan Xiangqian was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee, Zhang Wenbing was transferred to the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, Huo Bugang concurrently served as Deputy Secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, and Zhang Yingchun took office as Deputy Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Autonomous Region Committee. The simultaneous reshuffling of the Party Secretary of Dalian and the Mayor of Shenyang was interpreted as clearing the way for personnel arrangements at the Fifth Plenary Session.

On September 14, former Shenyang Party Secretary Huo Bugang appeared in public in his new roles as Deputy Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Shenyang Municipal Party Committee, filling the deputy provincial party secretary vacancy left by Xiong Maoping's departure.

On September 14, 2026, Hu Bugang, Secretary-General of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.