Ulan (politician)

ᠬᠣᠲᠠ; born November 1962), also romanized as Ulagan, or Wulan (Chinese:乌兰; pinyin:Wūlán), is a Chinese politician of Mongol heritage, serving since 2016 as the Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of Hunan. She spent most of her career in her native Inner Mongolia and rose through the ranks of the Communist Youth League.

Biography

Ulan was born to an ethnic Mongol family in Horqin Left Middle Banner of Jirem League (now Tongliao). She became involved in politics when she was a mere sixteen years old, when she began working for the Communist Youth League (CYL) office in Baotou. In September 1980, she graduated from Baotou Normal School, specializing in political instruction. She continued her involvement in the Youth League after, taking up a series of roles in its organization in Baotou. In June 1987 she was named deputy secretary of the Inner Mongolia CYL organization. In November 1996, the 34 year old Ulan was promoted to secretary.^{[ citation needed ]}

In February 2000, she left the Youth League system to take up the post of deputy secretary of Ikh Juu League, then deputy party chief of Ordos. In March 2003 she was named governor of Bayannur League. In November 2003 she was named Vice Chairman of Inner Mongolia. In November 2006 she was promoted one step further to the propaganda department head of the Inner Mongolia party organization and a member of the regional party standing committee. ^[1]

In November 2016, Ulan broke convention and became CCP Deputy Committee Secretary of Hunan province in south-central China, becoming the first ethnic minority woman to take on a deputy party secretary-ship outside of her home region. ^[2]

Ulan is an alternate of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress. ^[3]

Downfall

On 9 October 2025, Ulan 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]

References

1. "乌兰同志简历". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
2. "乌兰任湖南省委副书记，王少峰任省委组织部部长". 澎湃新闻网. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
3. "第十二届全国人民代表大会常务委员会代表资格审查委员会关于个别代表的代表资格的报告（2015年2月27日第十二届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十三次会议通过）". 中国人大网. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
4. "湖南省人大常委会党组书记、副主任乌兰接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查". Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.

Ulan
乌兰
Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress
In office 18 January 2023 –October 2025 Servingwith Zhang Jianfei  [ zh ], Chen Fei  [ zh ], Hu Xucheng  [ zh ], Zhou Nong  [ zh ], Peng Guofu

Civic offices
Preceded by Yang Jing	Secretary of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Youth League of China 1996–2000	Succeeded by Bai Xiangqun
Government offices
Preceded by Hu Yifeng	Mayor of Bayannur League 2003	Succeeded by Wang Suyi
Party political offices
Preceded by Mo Jiancheng	Head of the Publicity Department of Inner Mongolia Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2006–2016	Succeeded by Bai Yugang  [ zh ]
Preceded by Sun Jinlong	Specifically-designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Hunan 2016–2021	Succeeded by Zhu Guoxian