Gong Qinggai

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisGong.

Gong Qinggai
Cung thanh khái
Deputy Director of theTaiwan Affairs Office
In office October 2013 – January 2016 Serving withYe Kedong,Chen Yuanfeng,Li Yafei
Director	Zhang Zhijun
Mayor ofNanping
In office June 2007 – February 2010
Preceded by	Chen Hua
Succeeded by	Pei Jinjia
Communist Party SecretaryofJinjiang
In office May 2002 – June 2005
Mayor of Jinjiang
In office January 1996 – October 2003
Personal details
Born	June 1958 (age 66) Shishi,Fujian,China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party(1979–2016; expelled)
Alma mater	Open University of Hong Kong Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Gong Qinggai(simplified Chinese:Cung thanh khái;traditional Chinese:Cung thanh khái;pinyin:Gōng Qīnggaì;born June 1958) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career throughout the southeastern China'sFujian province.As of January 2016 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. He served in various administrative and political roles in Fujian province and over a period of 35 years worked his way up to the position of deputy director of theTaiwan Affairs Office.He served as mayor ofJinjiang,a county-level city under the jurisdiction ofQuanzhou,from January 1996 to October 2003, andCommunist Party Secretary,the top political position in the city, from May 2002 to June 2005.

He was a member of the11th National People's Congressand a member of the18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Gong is fluent inTaiwanese (Hokkien).

Biography

Gong was born inShishi,Fujian,in June 1958. He graduated from theOpen University of Hong Kong.

He joined the Chinese Communist Party in March 1979, and entered the workforce in September 1980.

He served in various posts inJinjiang Countybefore serving as vice-mayor of Jinjiang in December 1992. In April 1995 he was promoted to become deputy party chief and mayor ofJijiang,and held that offices until May 2002. Then he was promoted again to become party chief of Jinjiang. He also served as deputy party chief of Quanzhou from March 2005 to January 2007. In January 2007, he was transferred toNanping,and served as its deputy party chief and vice-mayor. Five months later, he was promoted to the Mayor position. In February 2010, he was transferred to Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone, where he served as secretary of Party Working Committee and director of the Administrative Committee.In October 2013, he was appointed as deputy director of theTaiwan Affairs Office.When he was in office, he made a secret visit toTaiwan.

Downfall

On January 19, 2016, Gong Qinggai came under investigation for "serious legal violations", a brief statement issued by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspectionon its website, without elaborating.He was expelled from the Communist Party on April 21, for "violates political discipline, membership in private clubs, plays golf and bribery".

On April 20, 2017, Gong Qinggai was sentenced for 15 years in prison, having been convicted on charges of bribery by the Anyang People's Intermediate Court. Five million yuan of personal assets were seized, and all of his earnings deemed to have come from corrupt sources were confiscated by the national treasury. The total value of bribes recorded by the court was 53.52 million yuan.