Wang Jun was appointed as the acting Governor of Shanxi on September 14 , 2008 after the mudslide in Xiangfen . On January 15 , 2009 , he was formally confirmed as Governor by the provincial legislature . Wang 's term as Governor of Shanxi earned him the distinction of being one of a very few heads of provincial government from his generation of leaders who actually worked in his home province . The Communist Party 's central authorities generally avoided the practice of appointing people to lead their home provinces to prevent corruption and the formation of regional centers of power
mudslide in Xiangfen
2008 Shanxi mudslide
Wang Jun (politician)