Wang Xiaoguang
王晓光
Vice Governor of Guizhou
In office
June 2017 – January 2018
GovernorSun Zhigang
Shen Yiqin
Communist Party Secretary of Zunyi
In office
November 2013 – June 2017
Preceded byLiao Shaohua
Succeeded byLong Changchun
Communist Party Secretary of Liupanshui
In office
September 2011 – November 2013
Preceded byLiu Yimin [zh]
Succeeded byLi Zaiyong
Mayor of Zunyi
In office
February 2009 – September 2011
Preceded byMu Degui [zh]
Succeeded byWang Bingqing [zh]
Personal details
BornOctober 1961 (age 62)
Juye County, Shandong, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China (1986-2018, expelled)
Alma materGuiyang Normal College
Southwest College of Political Science and Law

Wang Xiaoguang (simplified Chinese: 王晓光; traditional Chinese: 王曉光; pinyin: Wáng Xiǎoguāng; born October 1961) is a former Chinese politician who served as Vice Governor of Guizhou. He was dismissed from his position in March 2018 and placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission. Wang was the first high-ranking official probed since the National Supervisory Commission was established in March 2018.[1]

Career

Wang Xiaoguang was born in October 1961, and he was entered to Guiyang Normal College in 1980. After he graduated from Guiyang Normal College, he became the instructor of Guiyang Police School in 1984.

In 1991, Wang became the Deputy Director of the Office of Guiyang Commission for Discipline Inspection. He was appointed as the Secretariat of the Office of the CPC Guiyang Committee in 1995. In 1996 he moved to Wudang District, Guiyang, and appointed as the Deputy District Governor. He promoted to the CPC Secretary in 2001.

In 2002, Wang was appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Guiyang, then he promoted to the Secretariat of the CPC Guiyang Committee in 2004.

In 2006, Wang was appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Zunyi, and he promoted to the Mayor in 2008. He was appointed as the Party Secretary of Liupanshui in 2011.

In 2013, Wang was appointed as the Party Secretary of Zunyi. He was appointed as the Vice Governor of Guizhou in June 2017, until he was resigned in January 2018.[2]

Downfall

On April 1, 2018, Wang Xiaoguang was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China, for "serious violations of regulations and laws".[3][4] Wang became the first official of sub-provincial rank to be investigated for corruption following the founding of the National Supervisory Commission.

Following the results of the investigation, on September 20, 2018, Wang Xiaoguang was stripped of his Party membership and barred from holding public titles.[5][6][7] On December 20, he stood trial at the First Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing Municipality on charges of taking bribes, embezzlement and insider trading.[8][9] He was accused of abusing his powers in former positions he held between 1998 and 2017 in Guizhou to seek benefits for others in shareholding transfer, obtaining projects and project funds, and personnel promotions, and in return accepting money and property worth over 48.7 million yuan ($7.1 million) personally or through his family members.[8][9] Wang fabricated projects from which he illegally gained land ownership and embezzled 4.8 million yuan ($744,480) of land transfer fee when he was head of Wudang District of Guiyang between 1999 and 2000.[8][9] He also illegally bought and sold shares directly or through his relatives in the stock market when he gained insider information by taking advantage of his posts or from others, illegally profiting with more than 162.69 million yuan ($24.82 million) from August 2009 to February 2016.[8][9]

On April 23, 2019, Wang was sentenced on 20 years in prison and fined 173.5 million yuan ($25.8 million).[10][11] Wang was charged with accepting bribes worth 48.7 million yuan. Besides, he also charged with plundering the public fund worth 4.8 million yuan and illegally making 162 million yuan of gains from insider trading, by the First Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Inner Mongolia vice-chairman under probe". chinadailyhk. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "王晓光 简历". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ^ Guo Rui (22 September 2018). "Chinese official's fetish for orchids and political gossip books lands him in criminal hot water". South China Morning Post.
  4. ^ "贵州省委原常委、副省长王晓光涉嫌严重违纪违法接受审查调查". thepaper.cn. 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. ^ Zhang Zhihao; Zhang Yangfei (21 September 2018). "Ex-senior officials removed for graft". Chinadaily. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ "ormer Guizhou vice governor expelled from CPC, public office". Xinhua. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. ^ "贵州省委原常委、省政府原副省长王晓光严重违纪违法被开除党籍和公职". toutiao.com. 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  8. ^ a b c d "Former Guizhou vice governor stands trial for graft, insider trading". xinhuanet.com. 20 December 2018. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "Ex-Guizhou official guilty of graft". Chinadaily. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  10. ^ Zhang Yan (24 April 2019). "Former vice-governor sentenced to 20 years in jail". Chinadaily. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Former provincial official gets 20-year imprisonment for bribery, embezzlement, insider trading". xinhuanet.com. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.[dead link]
  12. ^ Xi Danni; Zhao Runhua (24 April 2019). "Former Guizhou Governor Gets 20 Years in Prison and $26 Million in Fines for Corruption". caixinglobal. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  13. ^ William Zheng (21 December 2018). "Chinese ex-official admits to making US$23 million from insider trading". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
Government offices Preceded byMu Degui Mayor of Zunyi 2009–2011 Succeeded byWang Bingqing Party political offices Preceded byLiu Yimin Communist Party Secretary of Liupanshui 2013–2017 Succeeded byLi Zaiyong Preceded byLiao Shaohua Communist Party Secretary of Zunyi 2013–2017 Succeeded byLong Changchun
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