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==Investigation==
==Investigation==
On January 15, 2019, it was announced that Zhao was under investigation by the [[Central Commission for Discipline Inspection]], the Communist Party's internal disciplinary body, and the [[National Supervisory Commission]], China's highest anti-corruption agency, for "serious violations of regulations and laws".<ref>{{cite news |author1=xinhuanet |title=Former Shaanxi Party chief under investigation |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201901/15/WS5c3dd5f5a3106c65c34e49ea.html |access-date=4 October 2019 |work=chinadaily |date=15 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/toutiao/201901/t20190115_187173.html |script-title=zh:陕西省委原书记赵正永涉嫌严重违纪违法 接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查|access-date=2019-01-15|date=2019-01-15|publisher=Central Commission for Discipline Inspection}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=William Zheng |author2=Nectar Gan |title=China corruption watchdog’s big catch Zhao Zhengyong linked to string of scandals |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2182398/big-catch-china-corruption-watchdog-zhao-zhengyong-linked-string |access-date=4 October 2019 |work=South China Morning Post |date=16 January 2019}}</ref> He was expelled from the Communist Party on January 4, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former senior legislator, Party chief of Shaanxi expelled from CPC |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-01/04/c_138677844.htm |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=xinhuanet.com |date=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/toutiao/202001/t20200104_207142.html|title=全国人大原内务司法委员会副主任委员、陕西省委原书记赵正永严重违纪违法被开除党籍|access-date=2020-01-04|date=2020-01-04|publisher=Central Commission for Discipline Inspection}}</ref>
On January 15, 2019, it was announced that Zhao was under investigation by the [[Central Commission for Discipline Inspection]], the Communist Party's internal disciplinary body, and the [[National Supervisory Commission]], China's highest anti-corruption agency, for "serious violations of regulations and laws".<ref>{{cite news |author1=xinhuanet |title=Former Shaanxi Party chief under investigation |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201901/15/WS5c3dd5f5a3106c65c34e49ea.html |access-date=4 October 2019 |work=chinadaily |date=15 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/toutiao/201901/t20190115_187173.html |script-title=zh:陕西省委原书记赵正永涉嫌严重违纪违法 接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查|access-date=2019-01-15|date=2019-01-15|publisher=Central Commission for Discipline Inspection|language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=William Zheng |author2=Nectar Gan |title=China corruption watchdog’s big catch Zhao Zhengyong linked to string of scandals |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2182398/big-catch-china-corruption-watchdog-zhao-zhengyong-linked-string |access-date=4 October 2019 |work=South China Morning Post |date=16 January 2019}}</ref> He was expelled from the Communist Party on January 4, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former senior legislator, Party chief of Shaanxi expelled from CPC |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-01/04/c_138677844.htm |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=xinhuanet.com |date=4 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/toutiao/202001/t20200104_207142.html|script-title=zh:全国人大原内务司法委员会副主任委员、陕西省委原书记赵正永严重违纪违法被开除党籍|access-date=2020-01-04|date=2020-01-04|publisher=Central Commission for Discipline Inspection}}</ref> The day Zhao stepped down, his fellow townsman and subordinate, [[Chen Guoqiang]], vice-governor of Shaanxi, was also taken away for investigation.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:陕西副省长陈国强传被扣查 |url=http://k.sina.com.cn/article_3294420082_c45cdc7200100hoxd.html |website=Sina |accessdate=2020-09-30 |date=2019-01-21|language=zh}}</ref>


On July 31, 2020, he was sentenced to the death penalty with reprieve by the First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin after he was found to have accepted more than 717 million yuan ($102.4 million) in bribes.<ref name="zheng"/><ref name="celery">{{cite news |author1=Cao Ying |title=Ex-Shaanxi Party chief gets suspended death sentence |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202007/31/WS5f23abb4a31083481725d66d.html |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=Chinadaily |date=31 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="zhaotiger">{{cite news |title=Former Shaanxi CPC chief given suspended death sentence for bribery |url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2020/0801/c90000-9717205.html |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=people.cn |date=1 August 2020}}</ref> The court said that "Zhao was given a two-year reprieve for his death penalty and deprived of political rights for life, with his personal property confiscated. After he finishes the two-year probation, his death penalty will be reduced to life imprisonment without commutation or parole."<ref name="celery"/><ref name="zhaotiger"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Former CPC chief of Shaanxi Province stands trial for bribery |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/11/c_139047906.htm |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=xinhuanet.com |date=11 May 2020}}</ref>
On July 31, 2020, he was sentenced to the death penalty with reprieve by the First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin after he was found to have accepted more than 717 million yuan ($102.4 million) in bribes.<ref name="zheng"/><ref name="celery">{{cite news |author1=Cao Ying |title=Ex-Shaanxi Party chief gets suspended death sentence |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202007/31/WS5f23abb4a31083481725d66d.html |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=Chinadaily |date=31 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="zhaotiger">{{cite news |title=Former Shaanxi CPC chief given suspended death sentence for bribery |url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2020/0801/c90000-9717205.html |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=people.cn |date=1 August 2020}}</ref> The court said that "Zhao was given a two-year reprieve for his death penalty and deprived of political rights for life, with his personal property confiscated. After he finishes the two-year probation, his death penalty will be reduced to life imprisonment without commutation or parole."<ref name="celery"/><ref name="zhaotiger"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Former CPC chief of Shaanxi Province stands trial for bribery |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/11/c_139047906.htm |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=xinhuanet.com |date=11 May 2020}}</ref>

Revision as of 04:33, 12 January 2021

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.
Zhao Zhengyong
赵正永
Zhao Zhengyong
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi People's Congress
In office
31 January 2013 – 1 April 2016
Preceded byZhao Leji
Succeeded byLou Qinjian
Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi
In office
18 December 2012 – 27 March 2016
Preceded byZhao Leji
Succeeded byLou Qinjian
Governor of Shaanxi
In office
2 June 2010 – 21 December 2012
Preceded byYuan Chunqing
Succeeded byLou Qinjian
Personal details
BornMarch 1951 (age 73)
Ma'anshan, Anhui
Political partyCommunist Party of China (expelled; 1973-2020)
SpouseSun Jianhui
Children1
Alma materCentral South University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese赵正永
Traditional Chinese趙正永

Zhao Zhengyong (Chinese: 赵正永; pinyin: Zhào Zhēngyǒng; born March 1951) is a former politician of the People's Republic of China who served as Communist Party Secretary, Governor, and Congress Chairman of Shaanxi Province. After his retirement, he was placed under investigation for corruption.

Career

Zhao Zhengyong was born in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province in March 1951, and joined the Communist Party of China in November 1973. He is a graduate of Central South Mining and Metallurgy Institute (now part of Central South University). He worked at the Maanshan Iron and Steel Company before becoming chief of the Communist Youth League and then deputy Communist Party Chief of his native Ma'anshan in Anhui province. He then became the party chief of Huangshan City and later the public security chief of Anhui.[1][2]

In June 2001, Zhao was transferred to the provincial government of Shaanxi, becoming a vice governor in January 2005. In June 2010 he was appointed the acting governor of Shaanxi, and confirmed as Governor by the Shaanxi Provincial Congress in January 2011. In December 2012 he was promoted to Communist Party Chief of Shaanxi province, replacing Zhao Leji, and Lou Qinjian was appointed Governor in his place.[3][4][1][2] On 27 March 2016, Zhao Zhengyong stepped down from as Party Chief and was again succeeded by Lou Qinjian. Zhao was named a deputy chair of the National People's Congress Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee.[5][6] Zhao was involved in the illegally constructed villas in the Qinling Mountains.[7]

Zhao was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[1][2]

Investigation

On January 15, 2019, it was announced that Zhao was under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Communist Party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, China's highest anti-corruption agency, for "serious violations of regulations and laws".[8][9][10] He was expelled from the Communist Party on January 4, 2020.[11][12] The day Zhao stepped down, his fellow townsman and subordinate, Chen Guoqiang, vice-governor of Shaanxi, was also taken away for investigation.[13]

On July 31, 2020, he was sentenced to the death penalty with reprieve by the First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin after he was found to have accepted more than 717 million yuan ($102.4 million) in bribes.[7][14][15] The court said that "Zhao was given a two-year reprieve for his death penalty and deprived of political rights for life, with his personal property confiscated. After he finishes the two-year probation, his death penalty will be reduced to life imprisonment without commutation or parole."[14][15][16]

Personal life

Zhao married Sun Jianhui (孙建辉), the couple have a daughter.[17] Zhao has a younger brother named Zhao Zhengfa (赵正发).[17] After the downfall of Zhao Zhengyong, his wife, younger brother, and daughter were arrested for investigation.[17]

Reference

  1. ^ a b c 赵正永简历 [Biography of Zhao Zhengyong] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. ^ a b c 赵正永简历 [Biography of Zhao Zhengyong] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. ^ Christian Shepherd (16 January 2019). "China anti-corruption hunt catches 'tiger' official". reuters. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. ^ Xiao Hui; Luo Guoping; Han Wei (27 May 2019). "In Depth: The Rise and Fall of 'Two-Faced' Zhao Zhengyong". caixinglobal. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ Cui Xiankang; Han Wei (16 January 2019). "Former Shaanxi Chief Under Graft Investigation". caixinglobal. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. ^ 陕西省委主要负责同志职务调整. Sina (in Chinese). 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  7. ^ a b Jun Mai (31 July 2020). "Chinese provincial chief given suspended death sentence for role in major corruption scandal". South China Moring Post. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. ^ xinhuanet (15 January 2019). "Former Shaanxi Party chief under investigation". chinadaily. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  9. ^ 陕西省委原书记赵正永涉嫌严重违纪违法 接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查 (in Chinese). Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  10. ^ William Zheng; Nectar Gan (16 January 2019). "China corruption watchdog's big catch Zhao Zhengyong linked to string of scandals". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Former senior legislator, Party chief of Shaanxi expelled from CPC". xinhuanet.com. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. ^ 全国人大原内务司法委员会副主任委员、陕西省委原书记赵正永严重违纪违法被开除党籍. Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  13. ^ 陕西副省长陈国强传被扣查. Sina (in Chinese). 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  14. ^ a b Cao Ying (31 July 2020). "Ex-Shaanxi Party chief gets suspended death sentence". Chinadaily. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Former Shaanxi CPC chief given suspended death sentence for bribery". people.cn. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Former CPC chief of Shaanxi Province stands trial for bribery". xinhuanet.com. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  17. ^ a b c Xiao Hui (萧辉); Luo Guoping (罗国平) (23 May 2019). 赵正永家族贪腐：妻子人称“陕西于姐”，女儿拉存款提成2000万. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Shaanxi
2010–2012 		Succeeded by
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