Sun Guoxiang
孙国相
Vice Chairman of Liaoning Provincial People's Congress
In office
October 2018 – June 2022
ChairmanZhang Guoqing
Personal details
BornFebruary 1965 (age 59)
Andong County, Liaoning, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1985–2022; expelled)
Alma materDongbei University of Finance and Economics
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese孙国相
Traditional Chinese孫國相

Sun Guoxiang (Chinese: 孙国相; born February 1965) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Liaoning. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in June 2022.[1] Previously he served as vice chairman of Liaoning Provincial People's Congress.[2] He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.

Biography

Sun was born in Andong County (now Donggang), Liaoning, in February 1965.[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1985.[3]

He was appointed secretary of Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China in November 2002, concurrently serving as president of Liaoning Youth Federation since March 2003.[3] In February 2008, he was named acting mayor of Panjin, confirmed in January 2009.[3] He rose to become party secretary, the top political position in the city, in August 2010.[3] In September 2016, he was transferred to Anshan and appointed party secretary.[4] He took up the post of vice chairman of Liaoning Provincial People's Congress which he held from January 2018 to June 2022, although he remained party secretary of Anshan until October 2018.[5]

Downfall

On June 2, 2022, he has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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.[5] On August 30, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Senior Liaoning provincial legislator under probe". xinhuanet.com. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ Feng Huamei (冯华妹) (2 June 2022). 辽宁高官孙国相被查 曾主政盘锦、鞍山. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e Huang Nan (黄楠) (23 May 2012). 资料：盘锦市委书记孙国相简历(图). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (26 September 2016). 高科任盘锦市委书记 前任孙国相已任鞍山市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b 辽宁省人大常委会副主任孙国相接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ^ Feng Huamei (冯华妹) (30 August 2022). 授意私企老板出钱跑官买官 辽宁高官孙国相被“双开”. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
Civic offices Preceded byWu Hongjian [zh] Secretary of Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China 2002–2008 Succeeded byCao Aihua [zh] Government offices Preceded byChen Shuzhen [zh] Mayor of Panjin 2009–2010 Succeeded byJian Biao [zh] Party political offices Preceded byChen Shuzhen [zh] Communist Party Secretary of Panjin 2010–2016 Succeeded byGao Ke [zh] Preceded byWang Shiwei [zh] Communist Party Secretary of Anshan 2016–2018 Succeeded byHan Yuqi [zh]
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