Tian Fengshan Explained

Office1:Minister of Land and Resources
Term Start1:March 2000
Term End1:October 2003
Premier1:Zhu Rongji
Predecessor1:Zhou Yongkang
Successor1:Sun Wensheng
Office2:Governor of Heilongjiang
Term Start2:February 1995
Term End2:December 1999
1Blankname2:Party Secretary
1Namedata2:Yue Qifeng
Xu Youfang
Predecessor2:Shao Qihui
Successor2:Song Fatang
Office3:Communist Party Secretary of Harbin
Term Start3:August 1991
Term End3:November 1994
Deputy3:Li Jiating
Predecessor3:Li Genshen
Tian Fengshan
Native Name:田凤山
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:8 December 1941
Birth Place:Zhaoyuan County, Heilongjiang, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering
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Tian Fengshan (born 8 December 1940), is a former Chinese politician who was convicted of corruption and sentenced to life in prison.

Biography

Tian was born in Zhaoyuan County, Heilongjiang, on 8 December 1940, while his ancestral home in Penglai, Yantai, Shandong.[1] He is the elder of three children. His second younger brother Tian Fengchun once served as party secretary of Zhaoyuan County and vice mayor of Daqing.[1] His third younger brother worked in the Zhaoyuan County Traffic Police Brigade and now lives in downtown Zhaoyuan County after retirement.[1] Tian attended .[1] In 1961, Tian was accepted to the PLA Second Artillery Technical College (now PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering), but dropped out of college for health reasons during his sophomore year.[1]

After returning hometown, Tian was arranged to work as a substitute teacher at Yishun Township Central Primary School .[1] Two years later, he was transferred to the neighboring Chengjiao People's Commune and appointed party secretary.[1] In December 1977, he rose to become deputy magistrate, deputy party secretary of Zhaoyuan County, and a member of the CCP Zhaoyuan County Committee, the county's top authority.[1]

His positions include: Heilongjiang governor (February 1995), Minister of Land and Resources (March 2000).

Downfall

Tian was removed from this position in October 2003. In September 2004, the 4th plenary session of the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party decided to deprive Tian of the membership of Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and expel him from the party. On December 27, 2005, charged with bribery, Tian was given a life sentence by the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court, with life-time political privileges being removed and all his personal belongings confiscated.

Tian was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 15th and 16th Central Committees.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Liu Zhiming (Chinese: 刘志明) . https://news.sina.cn/sa/2003-11-06/detail-ikknscsi1693511.d.html . zh:中国新闻周刊:“问题部长”田凤山违纪调查 . sina . 6 November 2023 . 11 March 2024 . zh.
  2. News: Liu Zhiming (Chinese: 刘志明) . http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2003-11-11/09291094416s.shtml . zh:“问题部长”田凤山:从“草根官员”到“大管家” . sina . 11 November 2003 . 11 March 2024 . zh.