Meng was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Shanxi Party Committee on August 30 , 2007 as part of a wider Party reshuffle , and then elected Vice Governor and acting Governor by the Shanxi Provincial People 's Congress on 3 September . His political fortunes , however , proved short-lived when he tendered his resignation on September 14 , 2008 , after the mudslide in Xiangfen
mudslide in Xiangfen
2008 Shanxi mudslide
Meng Xuenong