Wang Jianguo
Wang Jianguo | |||||||
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王建国 | |||||||
Mayor of Xiaoyi | |||||||
In office August 2013 – December 2014 | |||||||
Succeeded by | Wang Tinghong | ||||||
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Born | October 1965 (age 56) Lishi District, Lüliang, Shanxi, China | ||||||
Political party | Communist Party of China (1988–2015; expelled) | ||||||
Alma mater | Shanxi University | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 王建國 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 王建国 | ||||||
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Wang Jianguo (born October 1965) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in north China's Shanxi province. As of December 2014 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency.[1] Previously he served as the Mayor of Xiaoyi.[2]
Life and career[]
Wang was born and raised in Lishi District of Lüliang, Shanxi. he entered Shanxi University in August 1981, majoring in Chinese language and literature, where he graduated in July 1985.
On leaving university in August 1985, he began his political career when he was assigned to Lüliang as an officer. He joined the Communist Party of China in November 1988. He spent 17 years working in there before serving as the head of Organization Department of Liulin County Party Committee and a Standing Committee of the County Committee.
In November 2009, he was promoted to become the Deputy Communist Party Secretary and County Governor of Zhongyang County, he remained in that position until July 2013, when he was transferred to Xiaoyi, a county-level city under the administration of Lüliang prefecture-level city, and appointed the vice-mayor and acting mayor. On August 8, 2013, he was elected mayor of Xiaoyi.
Downfall[]
On December 3, 2014, the state media reported that he was being investigated by the Party's internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[3]
He was detained on March 17, 2015. On August 10, he was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office. On October 13, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.
On November 3, 2016, he was sentenced to 11 years and fined 600,000 yuan for taking bribes of more than 5.3 million yuan ($819,380) and $70000.
References[]
- ^ 吕梁市政协副主席刘广龙、孝义市长王建国被调查(图). China Economic (in Chinese). 2014-12-03.
- ^ 山西孝义市市长王建国涉嫌严重违纪违法被调查. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2014-12-03.
- ^ "山西孝义市市长王建国接受组织调查". CPC News (in Chinese). 2014-12-03.
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