Tang Shuangning (; born October 1954) is a former Chinese financier and politician of Manchu ethnicity who served as chairman and

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. He was also executive director of

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, Everbright Environment,

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, He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in July 2023. He retired in December 2017. He is a member of the and a member of the

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. Tang was a representative of the

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. He was a member of the 11th National Committee of the

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. He was a delegate to the

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Early life and education

Tang was born in Beizhen County (now Beizhen),

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, in October 1954. Between December 1971 and October 1978, he worked in Beizhen County Fertilizer Plant. After resuming the college entrance examination, he was admitted to Liaoning University of Finance and Economics (now

Dongbei University of Finance and Economics The Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (DUFE; ) is a provincial public university in Dalian, Liaoning, China. Home to over 20,000 students, it is one of the oldest and largest modern universities in Dalian. DUFE is a multidisciplinary ...

), where he majored in infrastructure finance and credit.

Career

After university in 1982, he was despatched to the Liaoning Branch of the

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and soon in March 1986 moved to the Shenyang Branch. He moved up the ranks to become executive vice governor in March 1986 and governor in February 1994. Tang was director of the Credit Management Department of the

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in May 1997 and subsequently director of the Currency and Gold and Silver Bureau of the People's Bank of China in July 1998. In December 1999, he was appointed director of the First Supervision Department of the People's Bank of China. In May 2003, he was chosen as vice president of the

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, and served until June 2007. In June 2007, he became chairman and

, a post he kept until December 2017.

Downfall

On 15 July 2023, 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. His successor Li Xiaopeng was sacked for graft in April of the same year. In January 2024, Tang was expelled from the

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. In December 2024, he was convicted by a court in

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of embezzlement and bribery and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tang, Shuangning 1954 births Living people People from Beizhen Dongbei University of Finance and Economics alumni Chinese financiers People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning Members of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress