File photo shows Wei Hong, the former provincial governor of southwest China's Sichuan. [Photo: sohu.com]

The former provincial governor of southwest China's Sichuan has been officially sacked for severe violations of Party discipline.

61-year-old Wei Hong, also the former deputy Party Secretary of Sichuan, has also been stripped of all his positions in the provincial Party Committee.

The country's top anti-graft agency has accused Wei of violations including obstructing his investigation and interfering with judicial process.

The agency announced last month that Wei was under investigation.