Zheng Yajun

Chinese politician

Zheng Yajun

郑亚军

Communist Party Secretary of Pingliang

In office
March 2016 – May 2017

Preceded by

Chen Wei

Succeeded by

Guo Chenglu [zh]

Communist Party Secretary of Jiayuguan

In office
August 2011 – March 2016

Preceded by

Ma Guangming [zh]

Succeeded by

Liu Peng

Mayor of Jiayuguan

In office
January 2009 – September 2011

Preceded by

Ma Guangming

Succeeded by

Liu Peng

Personal details

Born

October 1961 (age 62)
Ning County, Gansu, China

Political party

Chinese Communist Party

Alma mater

Lanzhou University of Arts and Science
Lanzhou University
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Chinese name

Simplified Chinese

郑亚军

Traditional Chinese

鄭亞軍

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhèng Yàjūn

Zheng Yajun (Chinese: 郑亚军; born October 1961) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in northwest China's Gansu province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in September 2021. Previously he served as deputy chairperson of the Environmental Resources Protection Committee of Gansu People's Congress and before that party secretary of Pingliang, and party secretary and mayor of Jiayuguan.

Biography

Zheng was born in Ning County, Gansu, in October 1961. From September 1979 to September 1980, he was a coal-mine worker. In September 1980, he was accepted to Gansu Education College (now Lanzhou University of Arts and Science), where he majored in Chinese.

After university in 1982, he worked in government. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1985. He spent 12 years working at the Organization Department of CCP Gansu Provincial Committee before serving as deputy director of the General Office of CCP Lanzhou Municipal Committee in December 1996. In August 2001, he was dispatched to the General Office of CCP Gansu Provincial Committee, and was reassigned to the General Office of Gansu Provincial People's Government in August 2001.^[1] In November 2002, he became deputy party secretary of Jiayuguan, rising to party secretary in August 2011. He concurrently served as mayor of Jiayuguan from January 2009 to September 2011.^[2] In March 2016, he became party secretary of Pingliang, serving in the post until May 2017, when he was appointed deputy chairperson of the Environmental Resources Protection Committee of Gansu People's Congress.^[3]

Downfall

On 2 February 2021, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" 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.^[4] He was detained for suspected bribe taking on July 20.^[5] On September 12, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.^[6]

References

^ Wu Xiaodong (武晓东) (14 September 2021). 郑亚军，担任省领导秘书时开始贪腐，数额特别巨大. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ Li Zhengkui (李政魁) (21 January 2009). 郑亚军任甘肃嘉峪关市代市长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (7 April 2016). 郑亚军接替陈伟任平凉市委书记王奋彦提名市长候选人. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ 甘肃省人大常委会环境资源保护工作委员会副主任郑亚军接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ Zhu Ling (朱玲) (20 July 2021). 甘肃检察机关依法对郑亚军决定逮捕. spp.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ Xu Ridan (徐日丹) (14 September 2021). 甘肃检察机关对郑亚军涉嫌受贿案提起公诉. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 September 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Ma Guangming	Mayor of Jiayuguan 2009–2011	Succeeded by Liu Peng
Party political offices
Preceded by Ma Guangming [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Jiayuguan 2011–2016	Succeeded by Liu Peng
Preceded by Chen Wei	Communist Party Secretary of Pingliang 2016–2017	Succeeded by Guo Chenglu [zh]

Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping (2017–2022)

Campaign oversight

Xi Jinping (Central Committee General Secretary)
Zhao Leji (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary; Central Leading Group for Inspection Work Leader)
Yang Xiaodu (National Supervisory Commission Director)
Zhang Shengmin (Military Discipline Secretary)

Implicated people
(full list)

Central Committee members	Fu Zhenghua Liu Shiyu Nur Bekri Shen Deyong Qin Guangrong Yang Jing Zhao Zhengyong
Central Committee alternate members	Cao Guangjing Chen Gang Li Jia Li Shixiang Xiao Yaqing
Central organs and State-owned enterprises	Cao Guangjing Cao Yaofeng Gao Weidong He Xingxiang Hu Huaibang Hu Wenming Lai Xiaomin Li Guohua Li Ningping Li Xinhua Li Qingkui Liu Baohua Lu Wei Mao Qingguo Sheng Guangzu Sun Bo Tian Huiyu Wang An Wang Bin Wang Dengfen [zh] Wu Zhen Yin Jiaxu Yuan Renguo Zhang Shaochun Zhou Mengbo
Officials of Provincial-ministerial rank¹ (incl. sub-provincial)	Ai Wenli Bai Xiangqun Cai Esheng Cao Guangjing Chen Guoqiang Chen Jiadong Chen Rugui Dong Hong Feng Xinzhu Gan Rongkun Gong Jianhua Hao Chunrong Hu Yifeng Huang Yi Ji Xiangqi Li Jia Li Jiexiang Li Jinzao Jin Suidong Li Qian Li Wei Li Wenxi Li Yihuang Li Zefeng [zh] Liu Guoqiang Liu Hongwu Liu Jun Liu Qiang Liu Xinyun Liu Yanping Ma Ming Meng Hongwei Meng Yongshan Miao Ruilin Peng Yuxing Qian Yin'an Qiu Daming Pu Bo Ren Hua Shangguan Jiqing Sheng Guangzu Shi Wenqing Song Liang Song Taiping Song Xibin Sun Guoxiang Sun Lijun Tong Daochi Wang Dawei Wang Erzhi Wang Fuyu Wang Like Wang Minghui Wang Tie Wang Xiaoguang Wang Yong Wei Chuanzhong Wen Guodong Xiang Lili Xiao Yaqing Xiao Yi Xie Jilai Xing Yun Xu Guang Xue Heng Yang Fulin Yang Keqin Yu Luming Yun Gongmin Yun Guangzhong Zhang Bencai Zhang He Zeng Zhiquan Zhang Jian Zhang Jiehui Zhang Jinghua Zhang Maocai Zhang Qi Zhang Wufeng Zhang Xinqi Zhang Yongze Zhang Zhinan Zhou Huachen Zhou Jiangyong
Military generals²	Meng Zhongkang Qian Weiping Rao Kaixun Xu Xianghua
Officials at Prefecture-level rank¹ or below	An Zhengyu Cao Jiongfang Chen Jian Chen Jiming Chen Sanxin Dai Xianghui Fu Tiegang Gao Hongbin Gao Hongzhi Gao Weidong Gong Wusheng Guo An He Jian Han Dongyan Hu Zhiqiang Li Chenghui Li Jianguo Li Jianping Li Xinyuan Li Yuecheng Liu Hesheng Liu Hushan Liu Jifu Liu Shihe Luan Kejun Pan Qisheng Meng Wei Wangdui Wang Jianfeng Wei Hongguang Xiang Hongqiong Xu Liqun Yan Chunfeng Yan Ganhui Yang Sitao Yang Weiguo Yang Yiwen Zhang Lingping Zhao Deguang Zhao Jingbo Zhao Yingyun Zheng Yajun Zhu Zhongkui
Business and media	Wu Xiaohui Ye Jianming

^PB Former member of the Politburo; ^PLA Also a military official; ^CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates
¹For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China;
²Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.