Chen Jiming
陈吉明
Communist Party Secretary of Ziyang
In office
June 2018 – July 2019
Preceded byZhou Xi'an [zh]
Succeeded byLiao Rensong
Mayor of Ziyang
In office
October 2014 – July 2018
Preceded byDeng Quanzhong [zh]
Succeeded byWu Xu [zh]
Personal details
BornMay 1962 (age 61)
Fushun County, Sichuan, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China (1984–2020; expelled)
Alma materSichuan College of Finance and Economics
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese陈吉明
Traditional Chinese陳吉明

Chen Jiming (Chinese: 陈吉明; born May 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southwest China's Sichuan province. As of July 2019, he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as mayor and then party secretary of Ziyang. He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Biography

Chen was born in Fushun County, Sichuan, in May 1962. Chen's father died from an illness in his early years, and the three Chen siblings were raised by his mother.[1] After graduating from Sichuan College of Finance and Economics in 1984, he taught at the Party School in Zigong. Chen joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1984.

Chen began his political career in October 1987, when he became an official in the Zigong Municipal People's Government. In November 1997, he became deputy governor of Ziliujing District, rising to governor the next year. In December 2000, he was made secretary-general of Zigong Municipal People's Government, a position he held until March 2003, while he was promoted to vice mayor of the city. In August 2008, he was promoted again to become executive vice mayor. After Deng Quanzhong [zh] had come under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" in September 2014, Chen succeeded him as mayor of Ziyang, in the following month, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in June 2018.[2]

Downfall

On 23 July 2019, he has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. Lei Hongjin [zh], whom was his superior in Zigong, was also put under disciplinary and supervisory investigation in October 2019.[3] His qualification for delegates to the 13th National People's Congress was terminated on October 26.

On 24 August 2020, he was expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office.[4] In September, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On October 19, he received a sentence of ten years and six months in prison and fine of 800,000 yuan for taking bribes.[5][6] According to the indictment, he used his various positions between 1998 and 2018 in Zigong and Ziyang to help others gain profits in engineering project, administrative examination and approval, job placement, enterprise financing, and in return, he illegally accepted money and goods worth about 10.84 million yuan ($1.69 million), personally or through his family members.[6][5][7]

References

  1. ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (29 November 2020). 资阳市委原书记陈吉明如何被围猎：从吃吃喝喝、打牌娱乐开始. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (27 June 2018). 陈吉明任资阳市委书记 吴旭提名为市长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (15 October 2019). 四川两名市委原书记3月内先后被查，在自贡任职时为上下级. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ Wan Tingting (万婷婷) (24 August 2020). 长期与管理服务对象打牌赌博，资阳市委原书记陈吉明被双开. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b Zhang Tingming (张庭铭) (19 October 2020). 收受财物千万余元，四川资阳市委原书记陈吉明获刑十年六个月. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b Liu Gang (刘刚) (19 October 2020). 四川资阳市委原书记陈吉明受贿上千万 一审获刑十年六个月. chinacourt.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. ^ Lai Liuhua (赖柳华) (29 November 2020). 被“围猎”的市委书记：从吃喝打牌到一次索要100万. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
Government offices Preceded byDeng Quanzhong [zh] Mayor of Ziyang 2014–2018 Succeeded byWu Xu [zh] Party political offices Preceded byZhou Xi'an [zh] Communist Party Secretary of Ziyang 2018–2019 Succeeded byLiao Rensong
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