Sun Huaishan
Sun Huaishan (simplified Chinese: 孙怀山; traditional Chinese: 孫懷山; pinyin: Sūn Huáishān; born July 1952) is a former Chinese politician who served as the Director of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was investigated in March 2017 by the Communist Party's anti-graft agency, suspected of corruption.
Sun Huaishan | |
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孙怀山 | |
| Director of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
| In office August 2016 – March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Chonghui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1952 (age 71) Lianshui County, Jiangsu |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China (expelled) |
| Alma mater | Harbin Institute of Technology |
Career
Sun Huaishan was born in Lianshui County, Jiangsu. He was graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology, and worked in Jinhu County Agricultural Machinery Factory. In 1973, Sun joined Communist Youth League of China, and became the CYL Secretary of Jinhu County. In 1987, he became the Deputy Director, Director of the General Office of the Communist Youth League, and he became the Deputy Secretary of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 2010, he became the Party Secretary of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Sun was by-elected the Director of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in August 2016.[1]
Downfall
In February 2017, Ming Pao reported that Sun was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.[2] The CCDI confirmed that Sun was investigated on March 2, 2017.[3] He was expelled from the Communist Party on June 2, 2017.[4]
On September 17, 2018, Sun was sentenced on 14 years in prison and fined three million yuan for taking bribes worth 39.75 million yuan by the Intermediate People's Court in Hulun Buir.[5]
References
- "袁贵仁被增补为全国政协外事委员会副主任". thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- "习反腐不收手 中国政协前大管家受查". 多维新闻. 2017-02-25. Archived from the original on 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- "十二届全国政协常委、港澳台侨委员会主任孙怀山涉嫌严重违纪接受组织审查". CCDI. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- "政协原常委、港澳台侨委员会原主任孙怀山被双开". 凤凰网. 2017-06-02.
- "第十二届全国政协原常务委员孙怀山一审获刑14年". chinanews.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-01-25.