Chen Anzhong (; born January 1954) is a former Chinese politician who served in a variety of positions in

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

province. In 2015, he was sentenced to twelve years in prison for corruption.

Biography

Chen was born in Ningyuan County,

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...

in January 1954. During the Down to the Countryside Movement, Chen worked as a sent-down youth at Junshan Farm, in

Yueyang Yueyang, formerly known as Yuezhou or Yochow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern shores of Dongting Lake and Yangtze in the northeastern corner of Hunan Province in the People's Republic of China. Yueyang has an administrative area of a ...

. Chen began working in March 1972 and he joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...

in December 1976. After the resumption of the

University Entrance Examination The University Entrance Examination or Matriculation Examination ( my, တက္ကသိုလ်ဝင်တန်း စာမေးပွဲ) is an academic examination administered to 10th standard students at all schools in Myanmar, includ ...

in 1977, Chen entered Hunan Normal College in March 1978, majoring in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

, after graduating in January 1982 he was accepted to Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party and graduated in December 1984, majoring in scientific socialism. After graduation, he taught there as an instructor. From September 1985 to June 1993, Chen worked in

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...

as an officer. In June 1993 he was promoted to become the deputy Party secretary of Hengyang, a position he held until August 1999. From November 1996 to August 1999, he was elected as the mayor of Hengyang; he ascended to a prefecture-level position at age 42. Chen served as the deputy Party secretary of Jingdezhen and mayor of Jingdezhen between August 1999 to June 2001. In June 2001, Chen was promoted to become the Party secretary of Pingxiang, he remained in that position until November 2006, when he was transferred to

Jiujiang Jiujiang (), formerly transliterated Kiukiang or Kew Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level city ...

and appointed the Party secretary of Jiujiang. In January 2008, Chen was elevated to the vice-chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

, a position he held until January 2010. In January 2010, Chen was appointed as vice-chairman of Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress.

Downfall

On December 8, 2013, Chen was dismissed, arrested and investigated for corruption by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Chen was sentenced 12 years in prison on June 19, 2015, upon being convicted on charges of

bribery Bribery is the Offer and acceptance, offering, Gift, giving, Offer and acceptance, receiving, or Solicitation, soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official, or other person, in charge of a public or legal duty. With reg ...

; it was said he took 8.1 million yuan (~$1.27 million) in bribes.

References

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