Tang Zhiguo

Tang Zhiguo
唐志国
Communist Party Secretary of Liaoyang
In office
November 2010 – September 2014
Preceded bySun Yuanliang
Succeeded byWang Zhengpu
Mayor of Liaoyang
In office
September 2004 – November 2010
Preceded bySun Yuanliang
Succeeded byWang Zhengpu
Personal details
BornOctober 1954 (age 70)
Baodi County, Tianjin, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1975–2024; expelled)
Alma materJinzhou Railway Driver School
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Liaoning University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese唐志国
Traditional Chinese唐志國
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáng Zhìguó

Tang Zhiguo (Chinese: 唐志国; born October 1954) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in northeast China's Liaoning province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in May 2024. He has been retired for 10 years. Previously he served as party secretary of Liaoyang. He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.[1]

Biography

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Tang was born in Baodi County (now Baodi District), Tianjin, in October 1954.[2] After studying for a year at Jinzhou Railway Driver School in 1972, he became a vehicle fitter in the repair workshop of Shanhaiguan railway.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1975.[2] In December 1975, he was transferred to Jinzhou Railway Bureau, becoming an editor of Jinzhou Railway newspaper.[2] He was despatched to Jinzhou Municipal Human Resources Bureau in September 1983, where he moved up the ranks to become deputy director of the Office in June 1985 and director of the Office in March 1986.[2] He was deputy director of the Comprehensive Department of the Jinzhou Municipal Government Office in April 1987 and subsequently leader of the preparatory group of Jinxi Personnel Supervision Bureau in September 1989.[2] He served as magistrate of Suizhong County from March 1995 to March 1997, and party secretary, the top political position in the county, from March 1997 to October 1998.[2] He became Head of the Organization Department of the CCP Huludao Municipal Committee in October 1998 before being assigned to the similar position in Liaoyang in February 2000.[2] He was promoted to mayor of Liaoyang in September 2004, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in October 2010.[2]

In March 2024, Tang was expelled from the CCP and his retirement benefits were cancelled for Discipline Inspection 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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wang Wei (王伟) (28 February 2018). 中华人民共和国第十一届全国人民代表大会代表名单. npc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Huang Nan (黄楠) (23 May 2012). 资料:辽阳市委书记唐志国简历(图). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (2 March 2024). 辽宁省辽阳市委原书记唐志国被开除党籍. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by
Sun Yuanliang
Mayor of Liaoyang
2004–2010
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Liaoyang
2010–2014
Succeeded by
Wang Zhengpu