Zhao Yingyun (Chinese: 赵应云; born June 1963) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Hunan. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in July 2022. He served as mayor of Huaihua from 2014 to 2017, mayor of Yongzhou from 2017 to 2019, and Communist Party Secretary of Hunan Rural Credit Cooperatives [zh] from 2019 to 2022.

He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.^[1]

Biography

Zhao was born in Shaodong County (now Shaodong), Hunan, in June 1963. He received his master's degree in law from Central China Normal University in 1993 and doctor's degree in philosophy from Hunan Normal University in 2003, respectively.

Zhao taught at Shaodong No. 6 High School from July 1983 to September 1990 and worked as an editor and journalist at Hunan Daily [zh] from June 1993 to January 1997.

Zhao joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1994, and got involved in politics in January 1997, when he was transferred to the Publicity Department of the CCP Hunan Provincial Committee. He was appointed party secretary of Zhongfang County in November 2008 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Huaihua Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. In September 2011, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Changde Municipal Committee, in addition to serving as secretary of Discipline Inspection Commission. In May 2013, he was named acting vice mayor of Changde, confirmed in the following month. In June 2014, he was transferred back to Huaihua and appointed deputy party secretary. He was made acting mayor in July 2014, and was installed in December of that same year.^[2] In December 2017, he was chosen as deputy party secretary and acting mayor of Yongzhou, confirmed in January 2018.^[3] He became party secretary of Hunan Rural Credit Cooperatives [zh] in February 2019, and served until January 2022.^[4]

Investigation

On 27 July 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]

References

^ Chai Minyi (柴敏懿) (24 February 2018). 第十三届全国人民代表大会代表名单（2980名）. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ 雷绍业任怀化市代市长赵应云辞去市长职务. Sohu (in Chinese). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Yi Yi (伊一) (8 March 2019). 何录春任永州市代市长赵应云辞去市长职务. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Chen Peizhen (陈佩珍) (18 January 2022). 张世平任湖南省联社党委书记，任晓峰任山西省联社主任. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Yi Yi (伊一) (28 July 2022). 湖南省农村信用社联合社原党委书记赵应云被查曾任怀化、永州市长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 July 2022.

Government offices Preceded byLi Hui [zh] Mayor of Huaihua 2014–2017 Succeeded byLei Shaoye [zh] Preceded byYi Jialiang [zh] Mayor of Yongzhou 2017–2019 Succeeded byHe Luchun [zh] Party political offices Preceded by? Communist Party Secretary of Hunan Rural Credit Cooperatives [zh] 2019–2022 Succeeded byZhang Shiping

Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping (2017–2022)

Campaign oversight

Xi Jinping (Central Committee General Secretary)
Zhao Leji (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary; Central Leading Group for Inspection Work Leader)
Yang Xiaodu (National Supervisory Commission Director)
Zhang Shengmin (Military Discipline Secretary)

Implicated people
(full list)

Central Committee members	Fu Zhenghua Liu Shiyu Nur Bekri Shen Deyong Qin Guangrong Yang Jing Zhao Zhengyong
Central Committee alternate members	Cao Guangjing Chen Gang Li Jia Li Shixiang Xiao Yaqing
Central organs and State-owned enterprises	Cao Guangjing Cao Yaofeng Gao Weidong He Xingxiang Hu Huaibang Hu Wenming Lai Xiaomin Li Guohua Li Ningping Li Xinhua Li Qingkui Liu Baohua Lu Wei Mao Qingguo Sheng Guangzu Sun Bo Tian Huiyu Wang An Wang Bin Wang Dengfen [zh] Wu Zhen Yin Jiaxu Yuan Renguo Zhang Shaochun Zhou Mengbo
Officials of Provincial-ministerial rank¹ (incl. sub-provincial)	Ai Wenli Bai Xiangqun Cai Esheng Cao Guangjing Chen Guoqiang Chen Jiadong Chen Rugui Dong Hong Feng Xinzhu Gan Rongkun Gong Jianhua Hao Chunrong Hu Yifeng Huang Yi Ji Xiangqi Li Jia Li Jiexiang Li Jinzao Jin Suidong Li Qian Li Wei Li Wenxi Li Yihuang Li Zefeng [zh] Liu Guoqiang Liu Hongwu Liu Jun Liu Qiang Liu Xinyun Liu Yanping Ma Ming Meng Hongwei Meng Yongshan Miao Ruilin Peng Yuxing Qian Yin'an Qiu Daming Pu Bo Ren Hua Shangguan Jiqing Sheng Guangzu Shi Wenqing Song Liang Song Taiping Song Xibin Sun Guoxiang Sun Lijun Tong Daochi Wang Dawei Wang Erzhi Wang Fuyu Wang Like Wang Minghui Wang Tie Wang Xiaoguang Wang Yong Wei Chuanzhong Wen Guodong Xiang Lili Xiao Yaqing Xiao Yi Xie Jilai Xing Yun Xu Guang Xue Heng Yang Fulin Yang Keqin Yu Luming Yun Gongmin Yun Guangzhong Zhang Bencai Zhang He Zeng Zhiquan Zhang Jian Zhang Jiehui Zhang Jinghua Zhang Maocai Zhang Qi Zhang Wufeng Zhang Xinqi Zhang Yongze Zhang Zhinan Zhou Huachen Zhou Jiangyong
Military generals²	Meng Zhongkang Qian Weiping Rao Kaixun Xu Xianghua
Officials at Prefecture-level rank¹ or below	An Zhengyu Cao Jiongfang Chen Jian Chen Jiming Chen Sanxin Dai Xianghui Fu Tiegang Gao Hongbin Gao Hongzhi Gao Weidong Gong Wusheng Guo An He Jian Han Dongyan Hu Zhiqiang Li Chenghui Li Jianguo Li Jianping Li Xinyuan Li Yuecheng Liu Hesheng Liu Hushan Liu Jifu Liu Shihe Luan Kejun Pan Qisheng Meng Wei Wangdui Wang Jianfeng Wei Hongguang Xiang Hongqiong Xu Liqun Yan Chunfeng Yan Ganhui Yang Sitao Yang Weiguo Yang Yiwen Zhang Lingping Zhao Deguang Zhao Jingbo Zhao Yingyun Zheng Yajun Zhu Zhongkui
Business and media	Wu Xiaohui Ye Jianming

^PB Former member of the Politburo; ^PLA Also a military official; ^CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates
¹For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China;
²Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.