Peng Guofu

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Peng Guofu
彭国甫
Vice Chairperson of Hunan Provincial People's Congress
In office
January 2021 – January 2024
ChairpersonXu Dazhe
Zhang Qingwei
Shen Xiaoming
Vice Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
January 2018 – 28 January 2021
ChairpersonLi Weiwei
Personal details
BornJanuary 1963 (age 61)
Xiangxiang County, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materXiangtan University
Hunan University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPéng Guófǔ

Peng Guofu (Chinese: 彭国甫; born January 1963) is a former Chinese university administrator and politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Hunan. As of January 2024 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency.[1] Previously he served as vice chairperson of Hunan Provincial People's Congress and before that, vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Early life and education

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Peng was born in Xiangxiang County (now Xiangxiang), Hunan, in January 1963.[2] In 1980, he entered Xiangtan University, where he majored in philosophy.[2]

After graduating in 1984, he stayed for teaching.[2] He was appointed assistant president of Xiangtan University, in January 1996, becoming deputy party secretary in May 1998 and party secretary in April 2002.[2] During his term in office, he obtained his PHD from Hunan University in January 2005.[2]

Political career

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Peng joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1984, and got involved in politics in November 2008, when he was made deputy party secretary of Yueyang and party secretary of Yueyang County.[2]

In September 2011 he succeeded Wang Kemin as head of the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department, serving in that position until 2014.[2]

He was chosen as party secretary of Huaihua in June 2014, concurrently serving as chairperson of its People's Congress since December 2015. He concurrently served as vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in January 2018 and vice chairperson of Hunan Provincial People's Congress in January 2021.[2][3]

Downfall

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On 10 January 2024, he has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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] His subordinate Yao Shumin (姚述铭), head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Huaihua Municipal and member of the CCP Huaihua Municipal Committee, was targeted after 20 days.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ge Xinghang (葛杏航) (10 January 2024). 湖南省人大常委会副主任彭国甫落马 主政怀化时多名前任被查. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Yi Yi (伊一) (29 January 2021). 许达哲当选湖南省人大常委会主任 彭国甫当选副主任(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (28 January 2021). 胡伟林、李民当选湖南省政协副主席 戴道晋、彭国甫不再担任(简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Senior provincial legislator under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  5. ^ 市委原书记落马20天后,市委原秘书长被查. qq.com (in Chinese). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Shi Yaokun (石耀焜)
Communist Party Secretary of Xiangtan University
2002–2008
Succeeded by
Xiao Guo'an (肖国安)
Preceded by
Tong Kangning (童康宁)
Communist Party Secretary of Yueyang County
2008–2011
Succeeded by
Li Siqing (黎四清)
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Huaihua
2014–2021
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Head of the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department
2011–2014
Succeeded by
Tong Xudong (童旭东)