Lou Wenlong
Lou Wenlong | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth year and age Zhuji County, Zhejiang, China |
| Occupation | Banking executive |
| Years active | –2017 |
| Known for | Vice governor of Agricultural Bank of China (2012–2017) |
Lou Wenlong (; born January 1958) is a retired Chinese banking executive who held the position of vice governor at the Agricultural Bank of China from 2012 until 2017. In April 2024, he became the subject of an inquiry by China's leading anti-corruption authority.
Biography
Born in January 1958 in Zhuji County, Zhejiang, Lou pursued his education and later taught at the institution now known as Zhejiang Financial College following his secondary education.
His career included roles within the Zhejiang and Shanghai offices of the People's Bank of China. After the 1998 restructuring which transitioned provincial branches into regional ones, Lou assumed the roles of director and assistant commissioner at the Bank Inspection Department within the Hangzhou Financial Supervision Office. In 2002, he relocated to Beijing to serve as deputy leader of the Construction Bank Supervision Group under the First Division of Bank of China. Subsequently, he advanced to become director of the No.2 Banking Supervision Department at the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC).
By February 2009, Lou was appointed as director and party secretary of the Beijing Supervision Bureau at CBRC. He joined the senior leadership team of Agricultural Bank of China in August 2012 and was elevated to vice governor in September that year. He stepped down from this role on 18 April 2017. Later, in October 2019, Lou took on the presidency of Zhejiang Entan Industrial and Financial Research Institute.
Family
Lou is married to Wu Xiaomin (), an alumna of the same college, who formerly served as general manager of the Investment Banking Department at Guosen Securities.
Investigation
On 16 May 2024, Lou became subject to an investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" conducted by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) alongside the National Supervisory Commission, China's premier anti-corruption bodies. Several alumni from Zhejiang Financial College linked to Lou, including Wang Yaoting (ex-vice governor of Huaxia Bank), Li Jun (former governor of Chengdu Rural Commercial Bank), He Xingxiang (vice governor of China Development Bank), and Ni Xianmeng (vice governor at China Development Bank’s Zhejiang Branch), were also removed due to corruption charges. Furthermore, Lou's former superiors and associates such as Cai Esheng (Assistant to the Governor of the People's Bank of China), Tang Shuangning (director of No.1 Supervision Department), Cai Jiangting (director of No.2 Supervision Department), and Lai Xiaomin encountered comparable disciplinary actions.