Tian Yubao
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Tian Yubao | |||||||
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田玉宝 | |||||||
| Vice Chairman of Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress | |||||||
| In office June 2007 – May 2012 | |||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Xiaodian District | |||||||
| In office January 1998 – June 2002 | |||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Liu Suiji | ||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Nanjiao District | |||||||
| In office 17 March 1995 – December 1997 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Peng Fu | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Position revoked | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | December 24, 1951 Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | ||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of China (expelled) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 田玉寶 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 田玉宝 | ||||||
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Tian Yubao (born 24 December 1951) is a Chinese politician of Hui ethnicity. He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in November 2014. Previously he served as the Chairman of Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress.[1]
Life[edit]
Tian was born and raised in Taiyuan, Shanxi, in an ethnic Hui family. It is not clear if he has a university degree.
In 1995 he became the party chief of Nanjiao District, a position he held until May 1997, when he was appointed the party chief of Xiaodian District. When he presided over party work in Xiaodian, Liu Suiji was district governor; when he left Xiaodian, Liu succeeded him as party chief there.
In 2002 he was transferred to a position in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, and appointed the Vice-Chairman of Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress (futingji), where he was put in charge of legal work and led party-related work.
Tian Yubao retired in May 2012, and disappeared from public life.
Downfall[edit]
On November 3, 2014, it was announced that Tian would be investigated by the Shanxi Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[2] He was detained by on December 11. After a quick investigation, Tian was expelled from the Communist Party on December 26. He was accused of taking large bribes and also purchasing stock in a manner that violated regulations. His retirement benefits were also rescinded by the state, and his case was moved to judicial authorities for prosecution.[2]
On June 16, 2016, he was sentenced to 13 years and fined 500,000 yuan for taking bribes and holding a huge amount of property without legal sources. All his illegal gains will be confiscated and handed over to the State.
References[edit]
- ^ 山西太原人大常委原副主任田玉宝严重违纪接受调查. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). 2014-11-03. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014.
- ^ a b 太原人大原副主任田玉宝被查 曾与柳遂记共事6年. 163.COM (in Chinese). 2014-11-03.