Career
As of January 2013 he was under investigation by the Communist Party of China"s anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as the Vice Chairman of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress. Chinese media reported that he had close relations with Zhou Yongkang, former Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
Wu was born and raised in Jingmen, Hubei.
He began his political career in August 1968, and joined the Communist Party of China in January 1975. He spent five years teaching at schools before serving in various administrative and political roles in Jingmen.
In December 1997, he was appointed the vice-mayor of Jingmen, and then Deputy Communist Party Secretary, beginning in June 2000. From March 2006 to September 2007, he served as the Communist Party Secretary of Ezhou, the top political position in the city.
As of 2015, no further announcements have been made about Wu since he was detained.
