Chen Jiming (Chinese: 陈吉明; born May 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southwest China's Sichuan province. As of July 2019, he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as mayor and then Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Ziyang. He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.
Chen Jiming | |||||||
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陈吉明 | |||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Ziyang | |||||||
| In office June 2018 – July 2019 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhou Xi'an | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Liao Rensong | ||||||
| Mayor of Ziyang | |||||||
| In office October 2014 – July 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Deng Quanzhong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wu Xu | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | May 1962 (age 61–62) Fushun County, Sichuan, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1984–2020; expelled) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Sichuan College of Finance and Economics | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈吉明 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳吉明 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Chen was born in Fushun County, Sichuan, in May 1962. Chen's father died from an illness in his early years, and the three Chen siblings were raised by his mother.[1] After graduating from Sichuan College of Finance and Economics in 1984, he taught at the Party School in Zigong. Chen joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1984.
Chen began his political career in October 1987, when he became an official in the Zigong Municipal People's Government. In November 1997, he became deputy governor of Ziliujing District, rising to governor the next year. In December 2000, he was made secretary-general of Zigong Municipal People's Government, a position he held until March 2003, while he was promoted to vice mayor of the city. In August 2008, he was promoted again to become executive vice mayor. After Deng Quanzhong had come under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" in September 2014, Chen succeeded him as mayor of Ziyang, in the following month, and then CCP committee secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in June 2018.[2]
Downfall edit
On 23 July 2019, he has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the CCP's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. Lei Hongjin, whom was his superior in Zigong, was also put under disciplinary and supervisory investigation in October 2019.[3] His qualification for delegates to the 13th National People's Congress was terminated on October 26.
On 24 August 2020, he was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office.[4] In September, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On October 19, he received a sentence of ten years and six months in prison and fine of 800,000 yuan for taking bribes.[5][6] According to the indictment, he used his various positions between 1998 and 2018 in Zigong and Ziyang to help others gain profits in engineering project, administrative examination and approval, job placement, enterprise financing, and in return, he illegally accepted money and goods worth about 10.84 million yuan ($1.69 million), personally or through his family members.[6][5][7]
References edit
- ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (29 November 2020). 资阳市委原书记陈吉明如何被围猎：从吃吃喝喝、打牌娱乐开始. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (27 June 2018). 陈吉明任资阳市委书记 吴旭提名为市长. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (15 October 2019). 四川两名市委原书记3月内先后被查，在自贡任职时为上下级. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Wan Tingting (万婷婷) (24 August 2020). 长期与管理服务对象打牌赌博，资阳市委原书记陈吉明被双开. thepaper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b Zhang Tingming (张庭铭) (19 October 2020). 收受财物千万余元，四川资阳市委原书记陈吉明获刑十年六个月. The Paper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b Liu Gang (刘刚) (19 October 2020). 四川资阳市委原书记陈吉明受贿上千万 一审获刑十年六个月. chinacourt.org (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Lai Liuhua (赖柳华) (29 November 2020). 被“围猎”的市委书记：从吃喝打牌到一次索要100万. sina (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.