Zhao Haiyan

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisZhao.

Zhao Haiyan
Triệu hải yến
Communist Party Secretary ofSanmenxia
In office August 2015 – August 2016
Preceded by	Yang Shuping
Succeeded by	Liu Nanchang
Mayor of Sanmenxia
In office July 2011 – August 2015
Preceded by	Yang Shuping
Succeeded by	An Wei
Communist Party Secretary ofYima
In office March 2001 – August 2002
Succeeded by	Zhang Yinghuan
Magistrate ofMianchi County
In office May 2000 – March 2001
Personal details
Born	February 1963 (age 61) Huixian,Henan,China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Zhang Jin
Alma mater	China University of Political Science and Law Tsinghua University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	TriệuHảiYến
Simplified Chinese	TriệuHảiYến
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhào Haǐyàn

Zhao Haiyan(Chinese:Triệu hải yến;born February 1963) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of her career in her home-provinceHenan.She was investigated by theChinese Communist Party's anti-graft agency in July 2016. Previously she served as Communist Party Secretary ofSanmenxia.

Biography

Zhao was born in February 1963 inHuixian,Henan.She entered theChina University of Political Science and Lawin September 1980, majoring in law, where she graduated in July 1984. After graduation, she entered politics as a civil servant in Henan Provincial Women's Federation. Zhao also studied atTsinghua Universityfrom September 2005 to July 2007 as a part-time student.

In October 1998 she was promoted to become deputy party chief ofMianchi County,and concurrently served as magistrate in May 2000.

She was party chief ofYimain March 2001, and held that office until August 2002.

In August 2002, she was appointed the vice-mayor ofXinxiang,she remained in that position until October 2008, when she was transferred toJiaozuoand appointed vice-mayor there.

She became deputy party chief ofSanmenxiain May 2011, and concurrently served as mayor of the city in July 2011, in August 2015 she was promoted again to become party chief, the top political position in the city, and served until August 2016.During her tenure, although she has held the position for only one year, she adjusted over one hundred positions of her subordinates. Some of the people who were close to her were promoted.So the folk called her "Secretary of Selling Official Position" (Mại quan thư ký).

Downfall

On July 16, 2016, Zhao was suspected of "serious violations of discipline", said one-sentence statement issued by the ruling Communist Party's corruption watchdog body, theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspection(CCDI).On August 24, she removed from public office. On December 25, she was removed from membership of theNational People's Congress,the national legislature of the People's Republic of China.

On June 6, 2018, Zhao's husband Zhang Jin (Trương cẩm;born 1956), who formerly served as director of the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration in Henan, was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws."

On November 30, 2018, she was sentenced 11 years in prison for bribery. She was charged with accepting bribes worth 10.25 million yuan by the Intermediate People's Court of Zhengzhou.