Li Chengyun

Li Chengyun (Chinese: 李成云; born May 1955) is a former Chinese politician who served as Vice-Governor of Sichuan from 2008 to 2011. He was convicted of corruption in 2017 (as part of an anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping) and sentenced to ten years in prison.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Chengyun
李成云
Vice-Governor of Sichuan
In office
January 2008 – September 2011
Personal details
BornMay 1955 (age 65)
Guang'an, Sichuan
Political partyCommunist Party of China (expelled)
Alma materUniversity of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Career

Li was born in Guang'an, Sichuan, China. He graduated from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and joined the workforce in March 1974. Li was the director of Sichuan Machinery Industry Department and Communist Party of China Secretary of Deyang. In 2006, he became the director of Sichuan State Assets Committee. Li was promoted to the Vice-Governor of Sichuan in January 2008 and was dismissed in September 2011 for "serious violations of regulations". After two months, he was released and became the Deputy Director of Sichuan Decision Advisory Committee.[1]

On April 9, 2016, Li was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations".[2] He was expelled from the Communist Party on July 26.[3] On May 31, 2017, Li was sentenced to ten years in prison for taking bribes worth over 6.36 million yuan (US$958,000) by the Intermediate People's Court of Liupanshui.[4] According to official Chinese media, one of Li's mistresses was a spy for two foreign countries.[5]

References
  1. "四川原副省长李成云闪电复出任职 九月曾被免". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  2. "四川省原副省长李成云接受组织调查". CCDI. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  3. "安徽省政府原党组成员、副省长杨振超,四川省政府原党组成员、副省长李成云严重违纪被开除党籍". CCDI. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  4. "四川原副省长李成云受贿636万余元 获刑十年". Sina. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  5. Zhang, William (2019-04-25). "Senior Chinese official 'taken away in corruption investigation'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
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