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Dong Hongyun

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Dong Hongyun
Đổng hồng vận
Communist Party SecretaryofXinzhou
In office
April 2009 – December 2014
Preceded byZhang Jianxin (Trương kiến hân)
Succeeded byLi Junming (Lý tuấn minh)
Mayor ofLüliang
In office
February 2006 – April 2009
Preceded byNie Chunyu
Succeeded byZhang Jiuping(Trương cửu bình)
Personal details
BornNovember 1956 (age 67)
Hongdong County,Shanxi,China
Political partyChinese Communist Party(1984–2015; expelled)
Alma materShanxi Normal University
Jilin University

Dong Hongyun(simplified Chinese:Đổng hồng vận;traditional Chinese:Đổng hồng vận;pinyin:Dǒng Hóngyùn;born November 1956) is a former Chinese politician fromShanxiprovince. He was investigated by the Chinese Communist Party's anti-graft agency in December 2014.[1]Previously he served as theCommunist Party SecretaryofXinzhouand before that, mayor ofLüliang.[2]

Dong was a member ofthe 11th National People's Congress.[3]

Career

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Dong was born and raised inHongdong County,Shanxi.He graduated fromShanxi Normal University.

He joined theChinese Communist Partyin June 1976, and got involved in politics in January 1982.

In January 1984, he was appointedCommunist Party Secretaryof Wan'an Town, and a Standing Committee of the CPC Hongdong County Committee.

In May 1986, he was appointed the Deputy Communist Party Secretary ofXiangning County,he remained in that position until March 1990, when he was transferred toFushan Countyand appointed the Deputy Communist Party Secretary. He served as County Governor and Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Fushan County from November 1992, and Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the county, between May 1993 to November 1995.

In January 2001 he was promoted to become the Vice-Mayor ofYuncheng,a position he held until February 2006, when he was promoted to Mayor and Deputy Communist Party Secretary ofLüliang.

Dong served as Communist Party Secretary ofXinzhoubeginning in April 2009, until he was taken into custody for investigation in December 2014.[4]

Downfall

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On December 29, 2014, state media reported that Dong was being investigated by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspectionof the Chinese Communist Party for "serious violations of laws and regulations". Along with Datong party chiefFeng Lixiang,and Yuncheng party chiefWang Maoshe,Dong was one of three sitting municipal leaders investigated in Shanxi province during the sweeping anti-corruption crackdown following the18th Party Congress.[5]

On August 7, 2015, Dong was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party following the CCDI investigation. The CCDI accused Dong of being "disloyal and not nice" to the party, "kept important personal information from the [party] organization," visited "private clubs", "sold offices for cash", "unduly interfered in the administrative processing and approvals process [of projects]", and solicited and accepted bribes. He was also said to have interfered in the investigation process, "lied and tried to hide facts from the [investigating] organization, and attempted to conspire with his associates to obstruct the investigation." Dong was indicted on charges of bribery. He was promptly arrested following the announcement to face judicial proceedings.[6]He was detained by Shanxi Provincial People's Procuratorate on August 17.

In December 2017, Yangquan People's Procuratorate announced the indictment of Dong's bribery and unidentified source of huge assets.[7]According to the indictment, Dong took advantage of his positions to seek benefits for others, illegally accepted money and property worth over 43.43 million yuan, 6.2 million Hong Kong dollars, 760,000 US dollars, 200,000 euros, 210,000 yuan worth of shopping cards, and 1.27 million yuan worth of gold bars, paintings and other items.[7]All his illegal gains will be confiscated and handed over to the State.[7]

References

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  1. ^"Sơn tây hân châu thị ủy thư ký đổng hồng vận lạc mã tằng biên 20 tự vi quan giáo tài".People.COM(in Chinese). 2014-12-30.
  2. ^"Religious sites face capital temptation".Chinadaily.2012-07-06.
  3. ^"Toàn quốc nhân đại đại biểu tín tức - đổng hồng vận".npc.gov.cn(in Chinese). 2013-04-05. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-01-01.Retrieved2015-01-01.
  4. ^"Đổng hồng vận nhậm hân châu thị ủy thư ký".Xinhua News(in Chinese). 2013-05-01. Archived fromthe originalon April 14, 2009.
  5. ^Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party (2014-12-30)."Sơn tây hân châu thị ủy thư ký đổng hồng vận tiếp thụ tổ chức điều tra".Sina(in Chinese).
  6. ^"Sơn tây tỉnh hân châu thị ủy nguyên thư ký đổng hồng vận bị" song khai "".Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. August 7, 2015.
  7. ^abcLi Wenying (Lý văn oanh) (15 April 2018).Sơn tây hân châu thị ủy nguyên thư ký đổng hồng vận bị khống thụ hối ngũ thiên dư vạn nguyên, gia đình tài sản quá ức.Thepaper.cn(in Chinese).Retrieved2 March2021.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Zhang Jianxin
Communist Party SecretaryofXinzhou
2009–2014
Succeeded by
Li Junming
Government offices
Preceded by Mayor ofLüliang
2006–2009
Succeeded by
Zhang Jiuping