Tang Yijun

Chinese politician

唐一军Chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 January 2023Preceded byYao ZengkeMinister of JusticeIn office
29 April 2020 – 24 February 2023PremierLi KeqiangPreceded byFu ZhenghuaSucceeded byHe RongGovernor of LiaoningIn office
October 2017 – April 2020Preceded byChen QiufaSucceeded byLiu NingDeputy Communist Party Secretary of ZhejiangIn office
May 2017 – April 2020Preceded byYuan JiajunSucceeded byZheng ShanjieCommunist Party Secretary of NingboIn office
August 2016 – October 2017Preceded byLiu QiSucceeded byZheng Shanjie Personal detailsBornMarch 1961 (age 63)
Ju County, Shandong, ChinaPolitical partyChinese Communist PartyAlma materZhejiang Provincial Party School
Central Party SchoolChinese nameTraditional Chinese唐一軍Simplified Chinese唐一军
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáng Yījūn

Tang Yijun (Chinese: 唐一军; pinyin: Táng Yījūn; born March 1961) is a Chinese politician who has been under an anti-corruption investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission since April 2024.[1][2][3]

Previously, he served as chairman of the CPPCC Jiangxi Provincial Committee from 2023 to 2024, the 12th Minister of Justice of China from 2020 to 2023, governor of Liaoning Province from 2017 to 2020, and party secretary of Ningbo City from 2016 to 2017.[4][5]

Career

Tang is considered native to Ju County, Shandong, but spent most of his life in Zhejiang. He joined the workforce in July 1977, working for communes in Qingtian County, Yongkang County, and Lishui County, shortly after the death of Mao. Between 1980 and 1984, shortly after economic reforms began, Tang was a clerical worker at the Lishui party school. From September 1984 to July 1986, he studied political economics in the theoretical undergraduate program of the Zhejiang Provincial Party School. He was assigned work in the theory division of publicity department of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee.[5]

In October 1985, Tang joined the Chinese Communist Party. In 1991, Tang began working for the General Office of the Zhejiang party committee under Li Zemin. In July 1997, he became secretary-general of the Zhoushan party organization. In June 2002, he was named secretary-general of the Zhejiang Commission for Discipline Inspection. From September 2003 to July 2006, he studied economics and management in the on-the-job graduate program of the Correspondence College of the Central Party School.[5] In June 2005, he was named deputy party chief and Discipline Inspection secretary of Ningbo. In February 2010, he became the chief of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Ningbo. In February 2011, he was named chairman of the Ningbo People's Political Consultative Conference.[6]

In May 2016, Tang became acting mayor of Ningbo.[7] In August 2016, he became Communist Party Secretary of Ningbo and a member of the Zhejiang provincial party standing committee.[8] In May 2017, Tang was named deputy party chief of Zhejiang province. He served in the role for five months before being appointed as acting governor of Liaoning in October 2017.[9][10]

On April 29, 2020, he was appointed Minister of Justice, succeeding Fu Zhenghua.[11][12]

Tang was elected as chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on 14 January 2023.[13] Succeeded by executive vice president of the Supreme People's Court He Rong, Tang was removed from the office of Minister of Justice of China on 24 February 2023.[14]

Downfall

On 2 April 2024, Tang was suspected of "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.[15][16][3]

References

  1. ^ "Senior political advisor of Jiangxi under probe". news.cn. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ "China's anti-graft watchdog investigates former justice minister". reuters.com. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "江西省政协党组书记、主席唐一军接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查 – 中央纪委国家监委网站". www.ccdi.gov.cn. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. ^ "唐一军简历_人物资料_中国政府网". www.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "唐一军任司法部部长(图/简历)--组织人事-人民网". renshi.people.com.cn. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. ^ 中国领导干部资料库：唐一军. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ^ 唐一军任宁波市代市长. ifeng.com (in Chinese). 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ^ 从宁波政协主席到代市长再到市委书记，唐一军罕见身挑三职. The Paper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2016 – via thepaper.cn.
  9. ^ 唐一军任浙江省委副书记(简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022.
  10. ^ Cao, Yin (2 April 2024). "Tang Yijun under investigation for suspected severe violations of the discipline and law". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  11. ^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (29 April 2020). 司法部新任部长唐一军已任部党组副书记，还身兼多职. The Paper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2020 – via thepaper.cn.
  12. ^ William, Zheng (2 April 2024). "China's former justice minister Tang Yijun facing corruption probe, top anti-graft agency says". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  13. ^ "唐一军当选江西省政协主席-新华网". www.news.cn. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  14. ^ 中国最高人民法院副院长贺荣出任司法部部长 | 早报. www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  15. ^ Kelly, Wang; Tang, Ailin (2 April 2024). "Another of China's Former Justice Ministers Faces Graft Probe". caixinglobal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  16. ^ 江西省政协党组书记、主席唐一军接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查 (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhua. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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