Li Jinzao

Li Jinzao
Li Jinzao
	李金早
Vice-Minister of Culture and Tourism of China
	In office; March 2018 – 4 September 2020
Minister	Luo Shugang
Chairman of the China National Tourism Administration
	In office; October 2014 – March 2018
Preceded by	Shao Qiwei
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Vice-Minister of Commerce
	In office; October 2011 – October 2014
Minister	Chen Deming→Gao Hucheng
Executive Vice-Governor of Guangxi
	In office; January 2008 – October 2011
Governor	Ma Biao
Preceded by	Guo Shengkun
Succeeded by	Huang Daowei
Vice-Governor of Guangxi
	In office; September 2003 – January 2008
Governor	Lu Bing→Ma Biao
Director of the Development and Reform Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
	In office; April 2003 – November 2004
Communist Party Secretary of Guilin
	In office; December 2001 – October 2002
Preceded by	Jiang Xinghe
Succeeded by	Mo Yongqing
Mayor of Guilin
	In office; October 1998 – February 2002
Preceded by	Cai Yonglun
Succeeded by	Mo Yongqing
Personal details
Born	January 1958 (age 63); Xiantao, Hubei, China
Political party	Communist Party of China (expelled; 1976-2021)
Alma mater	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

Li Jinzao (Chinese: 李金早; pinyin: Lǐ Jīnzǎo; born January 1958) is a former Chinese politician. As of July 2020 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-graft body. Previously he served as vice-minister of Culture and Tourism of China.[1]

He was a delegate to the 16th and 17th and is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. He was a deputy to the 9th and 10th and is a deputy to the 11th National People's Congress. He is a member of the 13th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Li was born in January 1958 in Xiantao, Hubei. After the Cultural Revolution, he studied, then taught, at what is now Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. In 1984 he earned a master's degree in economic from Wuhan University. After university, he was assigned to the Ministry of Finance. In October 1988 he received his doctor's degree in economic from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In October 1988, he joined the State Planning Commission.

In August 1996, he was transferred to Guilin, capital of Guangxi, where he was appointed vice-mayor, party chief of Qixing District and party chief of Guilin High-Tech Development Zone. He was promoted to mayor in October 1998. In December 2001 he was promoted again to become party chief. He became vice-governor of Guangxi in September 2003, and served until January 2008.

In October 2011 he was transferred to Beijing and appointed vice-minister of Commerce.[2] In October 2014 he became chairman and party branch secretary of the China National Tourism Administration. After the institutional reform, he served as the vice-minister of vice-minister of Culture and Tourism in March 2018.[3]

Investigation

On July 29, 2020, he has been placed under investigation for serious violations of laws and regulations by the party's disciplinary body. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement on its website, without elaborating.[4] On September 4, he has been removed from the post of vice minister of Culture and Tourism.[5]

On January 25, 2021, he was expelled from the Communist Party of China and removed from public office.[6]

References

"Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism under investigation". people.cn. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
Ma Xueling (马学玲) (16 November 2011). 广西副主席李金早调任商务部副部长(图/简历). chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Former CNTA Chairman Li Jinzao appointed as Vice Minister of the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism". china-outbound.com. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
文化和旅游部党组副书记、副部长李金早接受中央纪委国家监委审查调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
"Vice minister removed from post following probe". xinhuanet. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
Aybek Askhar (25 January 2021). "Former tourism vice-minister expelled from CPC over bribe allegations". Chinadaily. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Cai Yonglun (蔡永伦)	Mayor of Guilin 1998-2002	Succeeded by Mo Yongqing (莫永清)
Preceded by Yang Daoxi (杨道喜)	Director of the Development and Reform Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 2003-2004	Succeeded by Mu Hong
Preceded by Guo Shengkun	Executive Vice-Governor of Guangxi 2008-2011	Succeeded by Huang Daowei (黄道伟)
Preceded by Shao Qiwei (邵琪伟)	Chairman of the China National Tourism Administration 2014-2018	Succeeded by Position revoked
Party political offices
Preceded by Jiang Xinghe (姜兴和)	Communist Party Secretary of Guilin 2001-2002	Succeeded by Mo Yongqing (莫永清)

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[1] "Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism under investigation". people.cn. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[2] Ma Xueling (马学玲) (16 November 2011). 广西副主席李金早调任商务部副部长(图/简历). chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[3] "Former CNTA Chairman Li Jinzao appointed as Vice Minister of the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism". china-outbound.com. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[4] 文化和旅游部党组副书记、副部长李金早接受中央纪委国家监委审查调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[5] "Vice minister removed from post following probe". xinhuanet. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[6] Aybek Askhar (25 January 2021). "Former tourism vice-minister expelled from CPC over bribe allegations". Chinadaily. Retrieved 2 February 2021.