Li Jia (politician, born 1964) explained

Office1:Communist Party Secretary of Zhuhai
Term Start1:February 2012
Term End1:March 2016
Predecessor1:Gan Lin
Successor1:Guo Yuanqiang
Office2:Communist Party Secretary of Meizhou
Term Start2:July 2010
Term End2:February 2012
Predecessor2:Liu Rizhi
Successor2:Zhu Zejun
Li Jia
Office3:Mayor of Meizhou
Term Start3:January 2007
Term End3:July 2010
Predecessor3:He Zhengbo
Successor3:Zhu Zejun
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Xiangyin, Hunan, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party (1985–2017; expelled)
Alma Mater:Sun Yat-sen University

Li Jia (; born September 1964) is a former Chinese politician, and Communist Party Secretary of Zhuhai, Guangdong province. He was dismissed from his position in March 2016 for investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Career

Li Jia was born in Xiangyin County, Hunan. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1985 and graduated from the department of Electronics of Sun Yat-sen University. In 1994, Li served as Deputy Head of the CYLC Publicity Department of Guangdong and promoted to the post of head in 1996. In 2005 he became the mayor of Meizhou and promoted to the post of mayor in 2007. Li became the Communist Party Secretary of Meizhou in 2010 and transfer to Zhuhai in 2012.[1]

Downfall

On March 23, 2016, Li Jia was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the CCP's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations".[1]

On March 8, 2017, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.

On January 12, 2018, Li was sentenced to 13 years in prison and fined two million yuan for taking bribes worth 20.58 million yuan by the Intermediate People's Court in Zhangzhou.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 广东省委常委、珠海市委书记李嘉接受组织调查. CCDI. 2016-03-23.
  2. News: Xu Jun (Chinese: 徐隽). https://www.guancha.cn/FaZhi/2018_01_12_442932.shtml . zh:广东省委原常委李嘉受贿案一审被判13年 涉案2058万 . guancha.cn . 12 January 2018 . 22 February 2021 . zh.