(XINHUA)

Miao Wei, former President of Dongfeng Motor Corp. (DMC), was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) December 25, 2010. Miao, 55, had served as vice minister of MIIT since its establishment in March 2008. He replaces 65-year-old Li Yizhong, who has been MIIT's minister since its founding.

Miao graduated from the Hefei University of Technology in 1982 with a major in internal combustion engines. He became Secretary of the CPC Committee of DMC in 1997 and became general manager in 1999. Miao served as Secretary of the CPC Committee of Wuhan, Hubei Province, and was a member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China from 2005 to 2008.