Wang Shanping (Chinese: 王善平; pinyin: Wáng Shànpíng; born March 1966) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his entire career in southwest China's Sichuan province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in April 2024. Previously he served as mayor of Ziyang. He was a delegate to the 14th National People's Congress.[1]

Wang Shanping
王善平
Mayor of Ziyang
In office
28 April 2022 – 25 April 2024
Party SecretaryYuan Fang [zh]
Preceded byXu Zhiwen [zh]
Personal details
BornMarch 1966 (age 58)
Dazhu County, Sichuan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Early life and education

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Wang was born in Dazhu County, Sichuan, in March 1966, the year the Cultural Revolution broke out.[2]

Career

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Wang got involved in politics in March 1984, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1985.[2] He was head of Baijia Township (now Qinghe Town) in November 1988 and subsequently party secretary the next year.[2] In July 1991, he became deputy party secretary of Qinghe District, rising to party secretary in February 1994.[2] He was appointed deputy magistrate of Dazhu County in June 1996 and in December 1997 was admitted to member of the CCP Dazhu County Committee, the county's top authority.[2] After five months as deputy party secretary of Xuanhan County in 2002, he was named acting mayor of Wanyuan, confirmed in March 2003.[2] He became party secretary of Kaijiang County and chairman of the People's Congress in 2008 before being assigned to the similar position in Qu County in 2011.[2] In November 2015, he was chosen as vice mayor of Dazhou, but having held the position for only ten months, than he was appointed deputy director of Sichuan Provincial Poverty Alleviation and Immigration Bureau.[2] He took office as executive vice mayor of Bazhong in December 2018 and was admitted to member of the CCP Bazhong Municipal Committee, the city's top authority.[2] He took up the post of deputy party secretary of Bazhong in January 2021.[2] He was deputy party secretary of Nanchong in September 2021, and held that office until March 2022, when he was transferred to Ziyang and appointed mayor and deputy party secretary.[2][3]

Downfall

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On 25 April 2024, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ Li Ping (李平) (10 March 2023). 全国人大代表王善平:资阳建设成渝地区中部崛起示范区大有可为. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (25 April 2024). 昨天还在主持大会的四川资阳市市长王善平落马. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ 王善平当选资阳市市长. sina (in Chinese). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ Wang Jianing (王佳宁) (25 April 2024). 四川省资阳市委副书记、市长王善平接受纪律审查和监察调查. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by Mayor of Ziyang
2022–2024
Succeeded by
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