Xiao Yi (born 1962) explained

Office1:Vice Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Term Start1:January 2018
Term End1:May 2021
1Blankname1:Chairman
1Namedata1:Yao Zengke
Office2:Communist Party Secretary of Fuzhou
Term Start2:April 2015
Term End2:March 2021
Predecessor2:Gong Jianhua
Successor2:Zhang Hongxing
Office3:Director of the Beijing Office of Jiangxi Provincial Government
Term Start3:July 2007
Term End3:April 2015
Successor3:Jiang Zhiying
Office4:Communist Party Secretary of Ruijin
Term Start4:January 2001
Term End4:November 2006
Office5:Mayor of Ruijin
Term Start5:June 1996
Term End5:January 2001
Xiao Yi
Native Name:肖毅
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party (1984–2021; expelled)
Alma Mater:Gannan Normal University
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Xiao Yi (; born May 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Jiangxi. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in May 2021. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] He entered the workforce in September 1981, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in August 1984. He was a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.

Career

Xiao was born in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, in May 1962. After the resumption of college entrance examination in 1978, he entered Gannan Normal College (now Gannan Normal University), where he majored in Chinese. After graduating in 1981, he became a teacher.[2]

After a short period of teaching middle school students at Chongyi Middle School, he entered politics in Chongyi County. In October 1992 he was promoted to become deputy magistrate of Shanghang County. In March 1995 he was promoted again to become deputy party chief. He was deputy party chief of Longnan County in January 1996, but having held the position for only five months. In 1996, after Ruijin was upgraded to a county-level city, he became the first mayor, concurrently holding the deputy party chief position. In January 2001, he was elevated to party chief, the top political position in the city. He concurrently served as vice mayor of Ganzhou since June 2003. He served as deputy director of the Beijing Office of Jiangxi Provincial Government in November 2006, and one year later promoted to the director position. In April 2015, he was transferred to Fuzhou and appointed party chief.[3] In January 2018, he rose to become vice chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]

Downfall

On May 10, 2021, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" 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.[4] On November 12, he was expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office.[5]

On 29 December 2022, he stood trial for bribery and abusing his powers at the Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court in east China's Zhejiang province.[6] [7] The public prosecutors accused him of abusing his multiple positions between 2008 and 2021 in Jiangxi to seek favor on behalf of certain organizations and individuals in engineering contracting, project development, and job promotions.[6] [7] In return, he accepted money and property worth more than 125 million yuan ($17.98 million).[6] [7]

On August 22, 2023, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for bribery by the Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court. He was also deprived of his political rights for life, and had his personal properties confiscated.[8]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Senior political advisor of east China province under probe . xinhuanet.com . 10 May 2021 . 1 June 2021.
  2. News: https://www.163.com/dy/article/GB83VC1205428ABY.html . zh:“首虎”肖毅:进官场时间成谜,40岁当市委书记,3年前跻身副部 . 163.com . 30 May 2021 . 1 June 2021 . zh.
  3. News: https://finance.sina.com.cn/jjxw/2021-03-21/doc-ikknscsi9114976.shtml . zh:张鸿星任江西抚州市委书记,夏文勇任副书记、提名市长候选人 . sina . 21 March 2021 . 1 June 2021 . zh.
  4. News: https://www.ccdi.gov.cn/scdc/zggb/zjsc/202105/t20210510_241641.html . zh:江西省政协副主席肖毅接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查 . ccdi.gov.cn . 10 May 2021 . 1 June 2021 . zh.
  5. News: Wang Yimeng (Chinese: 王伊萌). https://finance.sina.com.cn/jjxw/2021-11-13/doc-iktzscyy5287628.shtml . zh:江西省政协原副主席肖毅被双开 . sina . 13 November 2021 . 13 November 2021 . zh.
  6. News: https://english.news.cn/20221229/99868e92faeb4707ad0600c94250c45e/c.html . zh:Former provincial political advisor stands trial for bribery, abuse of power . xinhuanet.com . 29 December 2022 . 30 December 2022 . zh.
  7. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让) . https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_21353433 . zh:违规帮企业“挖矿”的落马副部肖毅受审,被控受贿1.25亿余元 . thepaper . 29 December 2022 . 30 December 2022 . zh.
  8. Web site: 2023-08-23 . zh: 被控受贿1.25亿余元 江西省政协原副主席肖毅一审被判无期徒刑 . Former Vice Chairman of Jiangxi Provincial Political Consultative Conference, Xiao Yi, Convicted of Accepting Over 125 Million Yuan in Bribes, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in First Trial . 23 August 2023 . jx.chinanews.com.cn . zh.