Jiang Chaoliang (; born August 1957) is a Chinese politician and investor. In the past, he has served as the governor of Jilin province in

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, and an executive at China Development Bank and the

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. Jiang is also a member of the

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. In February 2020, he was dismissed as the

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Career

Jiang graduated with a master's degree in economics from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and is a senior economist. His first position upon graduation was as director of the

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Division of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. He then served in the same capacity within the

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Division. In June 2000 he served as an assistant to the Governor of the

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, working under Dai Xianglong. In September 2002, he entered politics, and was named the vice governor of

Hubei Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ...

. In June 2004, he became a non-executive director and chairman of the Board of the

Bank of Communications Bank of Communications (BOCOM or BankComm) is a Chinese multinational banking and financial services corporation. It was originally established in 1908 and was one of a handful of domestic Chinese banks that issued banknotes in modern history. ...

. In September 2008 he became president and Vice Chairman of the China Development Bank. In January 2012, chairman and Chairman of Strategic Planning Committee of the

. Jiang was credited with transforming the Bank of Communications into a dual-listed company with HSBC Holdings and as acting as its strategic investor and partner. In September 2014, Jiang was appointed acting governor of

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province, succeeding Bayanqolu, who had been appointed Communist Party Secretary of the province. He was confirmed as Governor by the provincial People's Congress on October 29, 2014. During his term in Jilin, the province's GDP growth figures peaked above the national average. Jiang was appointed

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of Hubei in October 2016. On February 12, 2020, Jiang was removed from his post as Party secretary of Hubei as a result of his handling of the

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, and was replaced by

Ying Yong Ying Yong (; born 17 November 1957) is a Chinese politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Ying came to prominence beginning in 2003 in Zhejiang province, and served as the p ...

, mayor of

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and a close ally of

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The general secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ( zh, s=中国共产党中央委员会总书记, p=Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zǒngshūjì) is the leader of the Chinese Communist Part ...

Xi Jinping Xi Jinping, pronounced (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman of the Central Military Commission ...

. On March 5, 2020, Jiang has resigned as chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hubei People's Congress at the 15th session of the 13th Hubei People's Congress. On August 20, 2021, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee. He is also an adviser to the China Finance 40 Forum (CF40).

Downfall

On February 21, 2025, Jiang was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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

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