Pu Bo

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisPu ( bồ ).

Pu Bo
Bồ ba
Vice Governor ofGuizhou
In office January 2018 – May 2018
Governor	Shen Yiqin
Communist Party Secretary ofDeyang
In office June 2015 – January 2018
Preceded by	Li Xiangzhi
Succeeded by	Zhao Shiyong
Mayor ofBazhong
In office August 2008 – May 2010
Preceded by	Lei Hongjin
Succeeded by	Zhou Xi'an
Personal details
Born	November 1963 (age 60) Nanchong,Sichuan,China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party(1990-2018, expelled)
Alma mater	Sichuan Agricultural University Nanchong Normal College Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Pu Bo(Chinese:Bồ ba;pinyin:Pǔ Bō;born November 1963) is a former Chinese politician who served as Vice Governor ofGuizhou.He was dismissed from his position in May 2018 and placed under investigation by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspectionand theNational Supervisory Commission.

Career

Pu Bo was born in November 1963, and he was entered to Sichuan Forestry School (Tứ xuyên tỉnh lâm nghiệp học giáo;nowSichuan Agricultural University) in 1978. After he graduated from Sichuan Forestry School, he became an officer of Forestry Research Institute and Agricultural Trading Office in Nanchong Prefecture. In September 1987, he was accepted toNanchong Normal College,where he majored in Chinese. After college, he worked in the Agricultural Commission. Later, he worked in the governments ofGuang'anPrefecture and Wusheng County.

In 1999, Pu was appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Guang'an, then he promoted to the Director of Propaganda Department in 2003.

In 2006, Pu was moved toLiangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture,and appointed as the Vice Governor, then he was appointed as the Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor ofBazhongin 2008.

In 2010, he was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Organization Department of the CCP Sichuan Committee. In 2015, he was appointed as the Party Secretary ofDeyang.During his tenure, he invitedArnold Schwarzeneggerto serve as Global Publicity Ambassador of theSanxingdui culture.

On January 22, 2018, he was transferred toGuiyang,capital ofGuizhouprovince, he was elevated to vice-governor of Guizhou, with responsibility for environmental protection, land and resources, housing and town and country construction, industry and commerce, and quality and technical supervision.

Downfall

On May 4, 2018, four months after being named vice-governor, Pu Bo 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".He was expelled from the Communist Party on and removed from his post November 2.On November 28, he was arrested for suspected bribe taking.

On March 21, 2019, he stood trial at the Nanjing Intermediate Peoples Court on charges of taking bribes.Prosecutors accused Pu of taking advantage of his different positions in Sichuan between 1999 and 2017 to seek profits for various companies and individuals in corporate restructuring, construction project contracting, project development and personal promotions.In return, he received money and property worth over 71.26 million yuan ($10.6 million) either personally or through others.On July 18, Pu was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes worth 71.26 million yuan ($10.6 million) by the Nanjing Intermediate People's Court.