Sheng Guangzu (Chinese: 盛光祖; pinyin: Shèng Guāngzǔ; born 1949) is the Party Chief and railway minister of the Ministry of Railways, replacing Liu Zhijun who is facing allegations of corruption. He was formerly the head of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China. He initially held several lower positions in the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China, and then began to move up the ranks of the GAC starting in 2000. Sheng was also a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Born in April 1949 in Nanjing, he is a member of the China's majority Han ethnic group and holds a bachelors degree.
While deputy governor of the Ministry of China Railway Communication, he supported the creation of China Netcom to compete with China Telecom. He became a board member of China Netcom and the Ministry of Railways was given a quarter interest in the company.
During his tenure, the Wenzhou train collision occurred on July 23, 2011, killing 40, and injuring 192 (12 severely). Maximum operating speeds for high speed trains have also been reduced with Sheng as Minister, mostly in the wake of the collision.