Chen Guoqiang (; born May 1962) is a former

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politician who spent his entire career in

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province. He was removed from office on 29 March 2019. Previously he served as the vice-governor of Shaanxi, where he headed the province's land and resources, environmental protection, housing, urban and rural construction, and transportation.

Biography

Chen was born in

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in May 1962. After the Resumption of College Entrance Examination, he entered Xi'an Basic University in September 1981, majoring in

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at the Mechanical Department, where he graduated in July 1984. He entered politics in July 1984, and joined the

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(CCP) in June 1986. He also studied at the CCP Central Party School,

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and

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as a part-time student. After university, he was assigned to the Shaanxi Provincial Government, where he assumed various posts there. In November 2010 he became the deputy secretary-general, rising to secretary-general in February 2013. He concurrently served as president of Shanxi Vocational Technology College of Economic Management.

Investigation

In January 2018 he was elevated to vice-governor of Shaanxi, a position he held until March 2019, when he was removed from office. As vice-governor, he focused on land and resources, environmental protection, housing, urban and rural construction, and transportation. During his short term, he was involved in the "billions of mineral rights case" (). Two months ago, his fellow townsman and superior

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has been placed under investigation as CCP general secretary

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's continues a campaign against corruption at all levels of government. He is called Zhao Yongzheng's steward by the Chinese media. On January 4, 2020, he has been expelled from the

(CCP) and dismissed from public office. His qualification for delegate to the 13th CPC Shaanxi Provincial Congress was terminated. And his case will be transferred to the procuratorate for further investigation and prosecution. He was detained on January 8. On June 10, 2020, he stood trial for graft at the First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin. He was charged of taking advantage of his various positions in Shaanxi between 2006 and 2018 to seek profits for various companies and individuals in project contracting, obtaining loans and personnel promotion and recruitment and then accepted bribes of more than 35.66 million yuan (about 5 million U.S. dollars) in return personally or through his family members. On September 15, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison for accepting bribes by the First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin. He was fined 3 million yuan (over $439,000). He said he accepted the sentence and would not appeal.

References

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