Jin Suidong

Jin Suidong (Chinese: 靳绥东; born January 1954) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his entire career in north China's Henan province. On September 18, 2018, he has been placed under investigation as Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping's continues an anti-graft dragnet at all levels of government, military and ruling Communist Party.[1][2]

Jin Suidong
靳绥东
Vice-Chairman of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
January 2008 – January 2018
ChairmanLiu Wei
Succeeded byZhang Guangzhi
Communist Party Secretary of Anyang
In office
January 2004 – January 2008
Preceded byFang Xiaoyu
Succeeded byZhang Guangzhi
Mayor of Anyang
In office
January 2001 – January 2004
Preceded byFang Xiaoyu
Succeeded byDong Yong'an
Personal details
BornJanuary 1954 (age 69)
Qufu, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (expelled)
Alma materHenan University
OccupationPolitician, calligrapher
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese靳綏東
Simplified Chinese靳绥东
In this Chinese name, the family name is Jin.

Jin is also a calligrapher, especially the semi-cursive script and oracle bone script.[3] He is a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association.[4]

He was a member of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a delegate to the 10th National People's Congress.

Education

Jin was born in Qufu, Shandong in January 1954. He entered the workforce in May 1972 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1982. After resuming the college entrance examination in 1978, he entered Henan University, majoring in political and legal science.

Career

After university in 1982, he was assigned to the Henan Provincial Government as a civil servant. He served as Deputy Communist Party Secretary and magistrate of Changge County from 1990 to 1992, and Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the county, from 1992 to 1995. In May 1995 he was transferred to Anyang, where he served as secretary-general, and held that office until December 1998. He became Mayor of Anyang in January 2001,[5] and then Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in January 2004.[6]

In January 2008 he was promoted to become vice-chairman of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a position he held until January 2017.

Downfall

On September 18, 2018, he has been placed under investigation for serious violations of laws and regulations by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[1]

In February 2019, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party for multiple violations.[7] On February 6, he was arrested. On May 23, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Jinan on charges of taking bribes.[8] He was accused of abusing his powers in former positions he held between 1999 and 2018 in Henan to benefit organizations and individuals on matters related to real estate projects and arranging jobs.[8] In return, he accepted money and valuables worth over 44.34 million yuan (about 6.42 million U.S. dollars).[8] On September 26, Jin was sentenced on 15 years in prison and fined 4 million yuan. Jin was charged with accepting bribes worth 44.34 million yuan (about 6.27 million U.S. dollars), by the Intermediate People's Court of Jinan.[8][9]

References
  1. "Former provincial political advisor under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. 河南省政协原副主席靳绥东涉嫌严重违纪违法接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2018-09-18.
  3. 张广智当选河南省政协副主席 靳绥东辞任. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2017-01-19.
  4. "书法家"靳绥东落马 殷墟一刻有其题字石头被处理. 163 (in Chinese). 2018-09-19.
  5. "China to Commemorate Ancient Patriot Yue Fei". people.com.cn. March 12, 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  6. "Yin Ruins Applied for World Culture Heritage". china.com. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  7. "Former provincial political advisor expelled from CPC". xinhuanet. 26 September 2020. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. xinhua (24 May 2019). "Former provincial political advisor stands trial for bribery". china.org.cn. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. Zhang Yi (26 September 2019). "Ex-Henan official gets 15-year sentence". chinadaily. Retrieved 7 October 2019. Jin Suidong, former vice-chairman of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), received a sentence of 15 years in prison and fine of 4 million yuan for corruption on Thursday, Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Shandong province said in a verdict.
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