Song Xibin (; born April 1963) is a Chinese former politician who spent his entire career in

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province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in January 2022. Previously he served as vice chairman of Heilongjiang People's Congress and president of Heilongjiang Federation of Trade Unions and before that, mayor of

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. He was a delegate to the 11th and

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Biography

Song was born in

, in April 1963, while his

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. In 1982, he was accepted to Harbin Normal University, majoring in

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. After graduation, he taught at Harbin No. 14 High School. Song joined the

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in June 1984, and got involved in politics in March 1986, when he was assigned to the local branch of the

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. In November 2002, he eventually rose to become secretary of Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, the top political position in the organization. In June 2005, he became deputy secretary-general of Heilongjiang Provincial People's Government, but having held the position for only four months. In November 2005, he was transferred to

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and appointed governor, concurrently serving as party secretary since February 2008. In February 2010, he was appointed director of Heilongjiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission, concurrently holding the party branch secretary position. In December 2011, he became vice mayor of the capital

, rising to mayor in January 2012. In January 2018, he took office as vice chairman of Heilongjiang People's Congress, concurrently serving as president of Heilongjiang Federation of Trade Unions since August 2019.

Downfall

On 26 January 2022, he was put under investigation for alleged "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. On November 5, he has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes as per a decision made by the

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References

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