Ai Wenli
Ai Wenli | |||||||
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Ngải văn lễ | |||||||
| Vice Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||
| In office January 2015 – January 2018 | |||||||
| Chairman | Ye Dongsong | ||||||
| Head of Publicity Department of Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||
| In office December 2011 – September 2015 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Nie Chenxi | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Tian Xiangli | ||||||
| Mayor of Shijiazhuang | |||||||
| In office September 2008 – December 2011 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Ji Chuntang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Jiang Deguo | ||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Chengde | |||||||
| In office January 2008 – September 2008 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhao Wenhe | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yang Rui | ||||||
| Mayor of Chengde | |||||||
| In office July 2006 – January 2008 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Jing Chunhua | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Gujiang | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | March 1955 (age 69) Tanghai County,Hebei | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party(1978-2018, expelled) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tangshan Regional Business School | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | NgảiVănLễ | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | NgảiVănLễ | ||||||
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Ai Wenli(Chinese:Ngải văn lễ;born March 1955) is a former Chinese politician who served as the Vice-Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference.Previously, he served as the head of the Propaganda Department of theChinese Communist PartyHebeiCommittee and the Mayor ofShijiazhuang.He was placed under investigation by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspectionand theNational Supervisory Commissionshortly after his retirement. Ai is the first leader of vice-ministerial level to spontaneously hand himself in to the anti-corruption agency of China after the implementation of Supervision Law in March 2018.[1]
Career
[edit]Ai was born in March 1955, and graduated from Tangshan Regional Business School (Đường sơn địa khu thương nghiệp học giáo). In 1971 he became a worker on a farm. Later he served as the County Head of Tanghai County, the Head of the Propaganda Department of the CCPTangshanCommittee, the director Bureau of Land Reclamation of Hebei, the Deputy Secretary and Head of the Organization Department of the CPCShijiazhuangCommittee, the Mayor ofChengde,and the Secretary of the CPC Chengde Committee.[2]
During theSanlu scandalin 2008, Ai was appointed as the Party Deputy Secretary and the Mayor of Shijiazhuang.[3]In 2011, he was appointed as the Head of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Hebei Committee, until September 2015.[4][5]He was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conferencein 2015,[6]and he retired in January 2018.[7]In July 2018, Ai turned himself in to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervisory Commission.[8]
Investigation
[edit]On July 31, 2018, Ai Wenli was placed under investigation by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspection,the party's internal disciplinary body, and theNational Supervisory Commission,the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China, for "serious violations of regulations and laws". According to the report, he turned himself in.[9][10]He was expelled from the Communist Party on October 19.[11][12]On December 27, his trial was held at the Intermediate People's Court of Suzhou.[13]He was accused of abusing his powers in former positions he held between 2005 and 2013 in Hebei to seek benefits for certain organizations and individuals in the matters of enterprise restructuring, project development and work arrangement.[13]In return, he accepted money and property worth more than 64.78 million yuan ($10 million) either directly or from other connections.[13]
On April 18, 2019, Ai was sentenced to 8 years in prison for bribery inSuzhou,Jiangsu.[9][14][15]He was also fined 3 million yuan ($44.7 million).[15]
References
[edit]- ^Trung kỷ ủy võng trạm khan văn: Ngải văn lễ đầu án tự thủ, thể hiện cao áp chấn nhiếp hòa kính úy kỷ pháp.thepaper.cn(in Chinese). 2018-07-31.Retrieved2018-08-04.
- ^Ngải văn lễ đồng chí giản lịch.ce.cn(in Chinese). 2011-12-02. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-05-02.Retrieved2018-08-02.
- ^Tam lộc sự kiện “Cứu hỏa đội trường” ngải văn lễ tự thủ, tằng tự ngã phê bình một đương hảo bách tính phó nhân.thepaper.cn(in Chinese).Retrieved2018-08-01.
- ^Ngải văn lễ nhậm hà bắc tỉnh ủy tuyên truyện bộ trường.People's Daily Online(in Chinese). Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-14.Retrieved2012-05-30.
- ^Hà bắc tỉnh ủy thường ủy điền hướng lợi kiêm nhậm tỉnh ủy tuyên truyện bộ trường, ngải văn lễ bất tái đam nhậm.thepaper.Retrieved2015-09-23.
- ^Hà bắc tỉnh ủy thường ủy, tuyên truyện bộ trường ngải văn lễ nhậm tỉnh chính hiệp phó chủ tịch.ce.cn.Retrieved2015-01-12.
- ^Hà bắc tỉnh chính hiệp nguyên phó chủ tịch thiệp nghiêm trọng vi kỷ tự thủ.zaobao.com.sg.Retrieved2018-08-01.
- ^Mimi Lau (31 July 2018)."Top cadre under investigation after turning himself in to China's graft-buster".South China Morning Post.Retrieved6 October2019.
- ^abMatt Ho (9 May 2019)."Former Communist Party boss of Yunnan Qin Guangrong investigated for corruption".South China Morning Post.Retrieved12 January2021.
- ^Hà bắc tỉnh chính hiệp nguyên phó chủ tịch ngải văn lễ thiệp hiềm nghiêm trọng vi kỷ vi pháp tiếp thụ trung ương kỷ ủy quốc gia giam ủy kỷ luật thẩm tra hòa giam sát điều tra.ccdi.gov.cn.Retrieved2018-08-01.
- ^"Former provincial political advisor expelled from CPC over bribery scandal".xinhuanet.19 October 2018. Archived fromthe originalon October 19, 2018.Retrieved6 October2019.
- ^Hà bắc tỉnh chính hiệp nguyên đảng tổ phó thư ký, phó chủ tịch ngải văn lễ nghiêm trọng vi kỷ vi pháp bị khai trừ đảng tịch.Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.Retrieved2018-10-20.
- ^abcLiu Ze (Lưu trạch) (27 December 2018).Hà bắc tỉnh chính hiệp nguyên phó chủ tịch ngải văn lễ thụ hối án nhất thẩm khai đình.chinacourt.org(in Chinese).Retrieved24 February2021.
- ^Hà bắc tỉnh chính hiệp nguyên phó chủ tịch ngải văn lễ nhất thẩm hoạch hình 8 niên tịnh xử phạt kim 300 vạn nguyên.ce.cn.2019-04-18.Retrieved2019-04-18.
- ^abLi Lei (18 April 2019)."Ex-senior political adviser in Hebei sentenced for taking bribes".chinadaily.Retrieved6 October2019.