Zhang Shaochun ( zh, s=张少春; born February 1958) is a former Chinese politician who served as the Vice Minister of Finance. He was dismissed from his position in May 2018 for investigation 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. ...

and the

National Supervisory Commission The National Supervisory Commission is the highest supervisory and anti-corruption authority of the People's Republic of China. Formed in 2018 by an 2018 amendment to the Constitution of China, amendment to the Constitution of China, Constitut ...

Career

Zhang Shaochun was born in February 1958, and he was graduated from

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 ...

. In 1994, he entered to work at the

Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfoli ...

, as the deputy director of the Office. He was appointed as the Director of the Law Division and the Education, Science, and Culture Division. In 2003, Zhang was appointed as the Minister Assistant of the Ministry of Finance, until 2006. In 2006, he was appointed as the Vice Minister of Finance until 2018.

Investigation

On May 7, 2018, Zhang Shaochun was placed under investigation by the

, 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 internal disciplinary body, and the

, the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China, for "serious violations of regulations and laws". He was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party on September 20. He was detained on October 18 and was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes on November 22. On December 24, he pleaded guilty to bribery during his first trial at the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing. According to the indictment, he used his various positions between 1995 and 2018 to benefit others in business operations, position adjustments, and school enrollment for children and in return, he illegally accepted money and property worth more than 66.98 million yuan (about US$9.7 million), directly or through his relatives. On May 13, 2019, Zhang was sentenced on 15 years in prison and fined 6 million yuan. Zhang was charged with accepting bribes worth 66.98 million yuan, by the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Shaochun 1957 births Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Living people Politicians from Dandong Dongbei University of Finance and Economics alumni People expelled from the Chinese Communist Party in 2018