[2] After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he was accepted to Xiamen University, where he majored in plan statistics.
[2] In October 2010, Wei was transferred to north China's Henan province and appointed deputy party secretary of Luoyang.
[2] He was deputy party secretary of Hebi in September 2011, in addition to serving as mayor.
[3] In August 2016, Wei was recalled to the Central Institutional Organization Commission and appointed deputy director of the Office.
[7] In August 2021, Wei was chosen as party branch secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in addition to serving as chairperson since January 2022.