Li Chengyun Explained

Li Chengyun
Office1:Vice-Governor of Sichuan
Term Start1:January 2008
Term End1:September 2011
Birth Place:Guang'an, Sichuan
Party:Chinese Communist Party (expelled)
Alma Mater:University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Li Chengyun (; born May 1955) is a former Chinese politician who served as Vice-Governor of Sichuan from 2008 to 2011. He was convicted of corruption in 2017 (as part of an anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping) and sentenced to ten years in prison.

Career

Li was born in Guang'an, Sichuan, China. He graduated from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and joined the workforce in March 1974. Li was the director of Sichuan Machinery Industry Department and Chinese Communist Party Secretary of Deyang. In 2006, he became the director of Sichuan State Assets Committee. Li was promoted to the Vice-Governor of Sichuan in January 2008 and was dismissed in September 2011 for "serious violations of regulations". After two months, he was released and became the Deputy Director of Sichuan Decision Advisory Committee.[1]

On April 9, 2016, Li was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations".[2] He was expelled from the Communist Party on July 26.[3] On May 31, 2017, Li was sentenced to ten years in prison for taking bribes worth over 6.36 million yuan (US$958,000) by the Intermediate People's Court of Liupanshui.[4] According to official Chinese media, one of Li's mistresses was a spy for two foreign countries.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-11-01. 四川原副省长李成云闪电复出任职 九月曾被免. Yahoo. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119033854/http://news.cn.yahoo.com/ypen/20111125/720809.html. 2013-01-19.
  2. Web site: 四川省原副省长李成云接受组织调查. CCDI. 2016-04-09.
  3. Web site: 安徽省政府原党组成员、副省长杨振超,四川省政府原党组成员、副省长李成云严重违纪被开除党籍. July 26, 2016 . CCDI.
  4. Web site: 四川原副省长李成云受贿636万余元 获刑十年. 2017-05-31. 2017-05-31. Sina.
  5. Web site: Senior Chinese official 'taken away in corruption investigation'. Zhang. William. 2019-04-25. South China Morning Post. 2019-04-26.