Ji Wenlin (; born July 1966) is a former Chinese

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

. He was investigated by the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

's anti-graft agency in February 2014. Previously he served as the mayor of

Haikou Haikou; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanized as Hoihow is the capital city, capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. Haikou city is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. ...

and the vice-Governor of

Hainan Hainan is an island provinces of China, province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally mean ...

. He once worked as the secretary of

Zhou Yongkang Zhou Yongkang (; born December 3, 1942) is a former senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2007–2012) elected Zhou to be one of the nine members of the 17th Politburo ...

Biography

Ji was born in

Liangcheng County Liangcheng County (Mongolian: ; zh, s=凉城县) is a county of south-central Inner Mongolia, China, bounded by Shanxi province to the south. It is under the administration of Ulaan Chab city, and borders Fengzhen City to the east, Zhuozi Count ...

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...

in July 1966. He graduated from China University of Geosciences, majoring in

Geophysics Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and Physical property, properties of Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. Geophysicists conduct i ...

. He got involved in politics in July 1989 and joined the

in August 1994. In 1998 he joined the newly created

Ministry of Land and Resources The Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China was a ministry under the jurisdiction of the State Council of China. It was responsible for the regulation, management, preservation and exploitation of natural resources, suc ...

, working as the secretary of Minister

. In 2008, he became a director of the Office Ministry of Land and Resources, a position he held until January 2009. In February 2011, he was appointed the Mayor of

, capital of

province, then promoted to Vice-Governor of Hainan in January 2013. On February 18, 2014, he was being investigated by the

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest supervisory organ of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCDI is elected and supervised by the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, CCP National Congress. ...

for "serious violations of laws and regulations". Ji was sentenced 12 years in prison for corruption on March 30, 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ji, Wenlin 1966 births Chinese Communist Party politicians from Inner Mongolia China University of Geosciences alumni Living people Political office-holders in Hainan People expelled from the Chinese Communist Party in 2014 People's Republic of China politicians from Inner Mongolia People from Ulanqab Chinese politicians convicted of corruption