Nie Chunyu Explained

Office1:Secretary-General of the Shanxi Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Term Start1:February 2013
Term End1:August 2014
Predecessor1:Du Shanxue
Successor1:Wang Weizhong
Office2:Head of the United Front Work Department of Shanxi Province
Term Start2:January 2011
Term End2:February 2013
Predecessor2:Li Zhengyu
Successor2:Bai Yun
Office3:Communist Party Secretary of Lüliang
Term Start3:February 2006
Term End3:January 2011
Predecessor3:Guo Hailiang (Chinese: 郭海亮)
Successor3:Du Shanxue
Office4:Mayor of Lüliang
Term Start4:July 2004
Term End4:February 2006
Predecessor4:(City founded)
Successor4:Dong Hongyun
Nie Chunyu
Native Name:聂春玉
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Houma, Shanxi, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party (expelled)
Alma Mater:Liaoning Technical University
Module:
Child:yes
S:聂春玉
T:聶春玉
P:Niè Chūnyù

Nie Chunyu (; born July 1955) is a former Chinese politician from Shanxi province. He served on the province's party Standing Committee, and as the Secretary-General of the Party Committee, a position responsible for the coordination and execution of routine party work. Prior to that he served as the Head of the party's provincial United Front Work Department, and Party Secretary of Lüliang. He was removed from office in August 2014 along with several high-ranking colleagues, and placed under investigation for corruption by the party's anti-graft agency.

Career

Nie was born and raised in Houma, Shanxi, he graduated from Liaoning Technical University, majoring in surveying.

He got involved in politics in October 1976 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in August 1973.

After college, he was assigned to Houma as local official. Beginning in 1984, he served in several posts in Shanxi, including division head, director, and party secretary.[1]

In March 2004 he became the Deputy CPC Party Chief of Lüliang, rising to Party Chief in 2006.[1] He also served as the mayor of Lüliang between July 2004 to February 2006. In January 2011, he was elevated to the head of the United Front Work Department of the provincial Party committee and became a Standing Committee member of the CPC Shanxi Committee.[1] Two years later, he became secretary general of the standing committee.[2]

Downfall

On August 23, 2014, Nie Chunyu was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[3] On August 28, he was removed from office.[4] The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection concluded on February 3, 2015, that Nie had "used the convenience of his office to seek gain for others and took a huge amount of bribes, took monetary and other gifts; and committed adultery."[5] On October 19, 2016, Nie was sentenced to 15 years for guilty of bribery.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://english.caixin.com/2014-08-25/100720958.html More Officials in Scandal-Hit Shanxi Come under CDIC Scrutiny
  2. http://renshi.people.com.cn/n/2013/0227/c139617-20613774.html 聂春玉任山西省委常委、秘书长(图/简历)
  3. http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/xwyw/201408/t20140823_26672.html 山西省委常委、秘书长聂春玉接受组织调查
  4. http://fanfu.people.com.cn/n/2014/0828/c64371-25556923.html 中央决定免去陈川平、聂春玉领导职务
  5. News: 山西省委原常委、秘书长聂春玉 严重违纪违法被开除党籍和公职. February 5, 2015.
  6. News: 山西省委原常委聂春玉一审被判有期徒刑15年. 2016-10-19. qq.com. 2016-10-19.