Li Qian (politician)

Li Qian (Chinese: 李谦; born March 1960) is a former Chinese politician who spent his whole career in north China's Hebei province. He entered the workforce in March 1976, and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1983. As of August 2019 he was under investigation by the top anti-graft body, the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission. Previously he served as vice-governor of Hebei.[1]

Li Qian
李谦
Vice-Governor of Hebei
In office
March 2017  August 2019
GovernorXu Qin
Communist Party Secretary of Hengshui
In office
December 2012  April 2017
Preceded byLiu Kewei
Succeeded byWang Jingwu
Mayor of Baoding
In office
January 2010  December 2012
Preceded byYu Qun
Succeeded byMa Yufeng
Personal details
BornMarch 1960 (age 60)
Jinzhou, Hebei, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China (19832020; expelled)
Alma materPLA Nanjing Political College
Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Biography

Li was born in Jinzhou, Hebei, in March 1960. In March 1976, he was a sent-down youth in the village of Wanzhuang.

In December 1978 he worked in Hebei Military District. He served in various posts in Shenze County before serving as its Deputy Communist Party Secretary in November 1988. From March 1989 he worked in CPC Shijiazhuang Prefectural Committee. In January 1997 he became the Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Jiaoqu District (later renamed as Yuhua District), rising to Communist Party Secretary in November 2010. He was later appointed Standing Committee member of CPC Baoding Municipal Committee and director of Publicity Department. In July 2006 he became vice-mayor of Baoding, and four years later promoted to the Mayor position. In December 2012 he was promoted to become Communist Party Secretary of Hengshui, a position he held until April 2017, when he was promoted again to become vice-governor of Hebei.[2]

Investigation

On August 27, 2019, he was placed under investigation 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. On January 21, 2020, he was expelled from the Communist Party and removed from his post for involvement in corruption.[3][4] On February 14, Li was arrested and Li's case had been transferred to the procuratorate for further investigation and prosecution.[5][6] On November 17, he stood trial Tuesday at the First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality on charges of taking bribes.[7][8]

References

  1. "Former vice provincial governor under investigation". china.org.cn. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "Mr. Li Qian, the Vice Governor of Hebei Province, Visits the SINOLION Industrial Park". sinolion. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. Cao Ying (22 January 2020). "Former Hebei vice-governor expelled from Party for violations". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. Luo Jingshu (罗婧姝) (January 22, 2020). 河北省政府原党组成员、副省长李谦严重违纪违法被双开. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  5. "Former Chinese vice provincial governor arrested for taking bribes". xinhuanet. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. Lin Weiqi (林玮琪), ed. (14 February 2020). 河北省原副省长李谦被决定逮捕,通报其甘于被“围猎”搞钱色交易. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. "Former vice governor of Hebei stands trial for graft". xinhuanet. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. "Former Vice Governor of Hebei Accused of Taking $7.6 Million in Bribes". caixinglobal. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
Government offices
Preceded by
Yu Qun (于群)
Mayor of Baoding
2009-2013
Succeeded by
Ma Yufeng (马誉峰)
Party political offices
Preceded by
Liu Kewei (刘可为)
Communist Party Secretary of Hengshui
2013-2017
Succeeded by
Wang Jingwu (王景武)
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