Tian Fengshan ( born 8 December 1940), is a former Chinese politician who was convicted of corruption and sentenced to life in prison.

Biography

Tian was born in Zhaoyuan County,

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang is a province in northeast China. It is the northernmost and easternmost province of the country and contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe City along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the confluence of the Amur and Us ...

, on 8 December 1940, while his ancestral home in Penglai, Yantai,

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

. He is the elder of three children. His second younger brother Tian Fengchun () once served as party secretary of Zhaoyuan County and vice mayor of

Daqing Daqing () is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The name literally means "Great Celebration" and refers to the tenth anniversary of the PRC. Daqing is known as the "Oil Capital of China" a ...

. His third younger brother worked in the Zhaoyuan County Traffic Police Brigade and now lives in downtown Zhaoyuan County after retirement. Tian attended . In 1961, Tian was accepted to the PLA Second Artillery Technical College (now PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering), but dropped out of college for health reasons during his sophomore year. After returning hometown, Tian was arranged to work as a substitute teacher at Yishun Township Central Primary School (). Two years later, he was transferred to the neighboring Chengjiao People's Commune () and appointed party secretary. In December 1977, he rose to become deputy magistrate,

deputy party secretary In modern Chinese politics, a Deputy Party Committee Secretary (; also translated as Deputy Party Secretary, deputy party chief, vice party chief) serves as the lieutenant to the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, and thus the depu ...

of Zhaoyuan County, and a member of the CCP Zhaoyuan County Committee, the county's top authority. His positions include: Heilongjiang governor (February 1995), Minister of Land and Resources (March 2000).

Downfall

Tian was removed from this position in October 2003. In September 2004, the 4th plenary session of the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party decided to deprive Tian of the membership of

Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the Central committee, highest organ when the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, national congress is not ...

and expel him from the party. On December 27, 2005, charged with bribery, Tian was given a life sentence by the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court, with life-time political privileges being removed and all his personal belongings confiscated. Tian was an alternate member of the

14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1992 to 1997. It held seven plenary sessions. It was preceded by the 13th Central Committee. It was elected by the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party ...

, and a full member of the 15th and 16th Central Committees.

References

External links

Biography on Chinatoday.com

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Tian Fengshan podrá suicidarse gracias a la benevolencia del Pueblo
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