Chen Jian (; born June 1961) is a former Chinese politician. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in April 2022. Previously he served as a counsellor of Yunnan Provincial People's Government and before that, party secretary of

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Biography

Chen was born in

Kunming Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Ch ...

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, in June 1961. He worked in Kunming Survey and Design Institute between August 1982 and October 1997. He joined the

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(CCP) in June 1988. Beginning in October 1997, he served in several posts in Yunnan Development Investment Co., Ltd., including deputy manager, manager, and manager of investment department. In November 2001, he was assigned to the Yunnan Provincial Water Resources Department, where he eventually became its head. In January 2017, he was appointed party secretary of

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, and held that office until April 2021. He became a counsellor of Yunnan Provincial People's Government in April 2021, and served until April 2022.

Downfall

On 7 April 2022, he has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the

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(CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the

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, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Jian 1961 births Living people People from Kunming People's Republic of China politicians from Yunnan Chinese Communist Party politicians from Yunnan