Yun Gongmin

Yun Gongmin (Chinese: 云公民; born September 1950) is a retired Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity. He entered the workforce in August 1968, and joined the Communist Party of China in January 1979. He was investigated 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, in October 2019. He retired in November 2013 after five years as the deputy Communist Party Secretary and general manager of China Huadian Corporation, one of China's largest power companies, between 2008 and 2013.[1][2]

Yun Gongmin
云公民
General Manager of China Huadian Corporation
In office
June 2008  November 2013
Preceded byCao Peixi
Succeeded byLi Qingkui
Vice-Vhairman of Shenhua Group
In office
October 2006  June 2008
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi
In office
June 2003  October 2006
Communist Party SecretaryTian Chengping
Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan
In office
September 2001  January 2006
Preceded byHou Wujie
Succeeded byShen Weichen
Vice Governor of Shanxi
In office
July 2001  November 2001
GovernorLiu Zhenhua
Vice-Chairman of Inner Mongolia
In office
January 1997  July 2001
ChairmanUlijiYun BulongUyunqimg
Communist Party Secretary of Yih Ju League
In office
January 1995  October 1996
Preceded byChen Qihou
Succeeded byXing Yun
Mayor of Yih Ju League
In office
May 1993  January 1995
Preceded byHu Zhi'an
Succeeded byXing Yun (politician)
Personal details
BornSeptember 1950 (age 70)
Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China (expelled; 1979-2020)
Alma materTsinghua University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Early life and education

Yun was born in September 1950. During the Down to the Countryside Movement, he was a sent-down youth in Gucheng Township of Togtoh County. From 1971 to 1975 he was a worker at a transportation company in Hohhot. In 1975 he was accepted to Tsinghua University, majoring in automobile making, where he graduated in 1979.

Career

After graduation, he involved in politics. He took the role of Inner Mongolia government's vice-chairman in January 1997 and was transferred to Shanxi province as vice-governor in July 2001.[3] He concurrently served as Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan between September 2001 and January 2006. In June 2003 he was elevated to deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi, a position he held until October 2006. From October 2006 to June 2008 he was vice chairman and deputy Party Branch Secretary of Shenhua Group, a state-owned mining and energy company. He became general manager and deputy Party Branch Secretary of China Huadian Corporation in June 2008, serving in the post until he retirement in November 2013.

He was a delegate to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and a member of the Standing Committee of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Downfall

On October 24, 2019, he has been placed under investigation for serious violations of laws and regulations, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said in a statement on its website, without elaborating.[4][5]

On September 30, 2020, he was expelled from the Communist Party of China and removed from public office.[6] He was under arrest on suspicion of taking bribes in the following month.[7] In November, he has been indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[8]

Yun's former boss Li Qingkui, a former Party Branch Secretary and chairman of China Southern Power Grid, one of China's largest regional grid operators, was placed on two-year probation within the Party (留党察看二年).[9][10]

References

  1. Brenda Goh (24 October 2019). "China Graft Watchdog Probes Former Official of State-Owned Power Generator". nytimes.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. Chen Xuanwan; Han Wei (25 October 2019). "Retired Head of State Power Giant Huadian Under Probe". caixinglobal. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. Cao Ying (25 October 2019). "Ex-electricity tycoon under investigation". Chinadaily. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. xinhua (24 October 2019). "Former general manager of China's state-owned power company investigated". china.org.cn. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. 中国华电集团有限公司原党组副书记、总经理云公民接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. CCDI (in Chinese). 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. Xinhua (30 September 2020). "China expels ex-general manager of State-owned power company from CPC". Chinadaily. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. Tong Haiqing (佟海晴), ed. (13 October 2020). 最高人民检察院依法对云公民决定逮捕. spp.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. Tong Haiqing (佟海晴), ed. (27 November 2020). 吉林检察机关依法对云公民涉嫌受贿案提起公诉. spp.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  9. Chen Xuewan; Yang Ge (23 October 2019). "Veteran Power Industry Official Latest to Fall in Anti-Graft Campaign". caixinglobal. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  10. Zhai Xiapeng (翟夏鹏), ed. (22 October 2019). 南方电网原董事长李庆奎被给予留党察看二年处分. ifeng (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 October 2019.
Government offices
Previous:
Hu Zhi'an (呼治安)
Mayor of Yih Ju League
1993-1995
Succeeded by
Xing Yun
Party political offices
Preceded by
Chen Qihou (陈启厚)
Communist Party Secretary of Yih Ju League
1995-1996
Succeeded by
Xing Yun
Preceded by
Hou Wujie (侯伍杰)
Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan
2001-2006
Succeeded by
Shen Weichen
Preceded by
Shen Weichen
Director of Shanxi Provincial CPC Committee Propaganda Department
2000–2006
Succeeded by
Gao Jianmin (高建民)
Business positions
Preceded by
Cao Peixi (曹培玺)
General Manager of China Huadian Corporation
2008-2013
Succeeded by
Li Qingkui
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