Zhao Zhiyong (born April 1955) is a former Chinese politician, banker, and regional official. He served as the

Vice Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

province between March 2002 to June 2008, and Communist Party Secretary of

Jiujiang Jiujiang (), formerly transliterated Kiukiang or Kew Keang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. It is the second-largest prefecture-level city ...

, from June 2005 to November 2006. He also served as Secretary-General of Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee () from 2008 until June 2014, when he was dismissed for corruption. Zhao was said to have "seriously violated party discipline," expelled from the Communist Party in July 2014, and demoted from a sub-provincial-level position directly to the lowest administrative level of the civil service of ''keyuan'' (). Zhao's demotion was notable for its severity.

Career

Zhao was born and raised in Yi County,

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, an ...

, he earned his Ph.D. degree from

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE; ) is a public research university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The university is affiliated to the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the ministry and the Sichuan Provincial Peopl ...

. He got involved in politics in February 1970 and joined the

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in October 1973. Beginning in 1992, he served in several posts in the Jiangxi provincial branch of the

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC; ) is a Chinese multinational bank. Founded as a limited company on 1 January 1984, ICBC is a state-owned commercial bank. With capital provided by the Ministry of Finance of China, the ...

(ICBC), China's largest bank, including director and managing director (). In August 2000, he was transferred to

Nanchang Nanchang (, ; ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east ...

. In March 2002, he was appointed as

of Jiangxi province, and re-elected in December 2006. He also served as the CPC Party Chief of

between June 2005 to November 2006. In June 2008, he became the Secretariat-General of Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, he was re-elected on June 1, 2014. On June 3, 2014, Zhao was dismissed from his posts for "serious violations of laws and regulations". On July 16, 2014, Zhao was expelled from the

, and demoted seven administrative levels from sub-provincial level down to ''keyuan'', roughly equivalent in ranking to an intern or an entry-level position, the very lowest administrative level in the civil service.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhao, Zhiyong 1955 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Hebei Politicians from Baoding Political office-holders in Hebei Southwestern University of Finance and Economics alumni Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hebei Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party Industrial and Commercial Bank of China people Chinese bankers Businesspeople from Baoding