Hou Fengqi

Hou Fengqi (simplified Chinese: 侯凤岐; traditional Chinese: 侯鳳岐; pinyin: Hòu Fèngqí; born March 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in the cities of Bayannur and Wuhai, in north China's Inner Mongolia.[3][4] He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in November 2015. Previously he served as Communist Party Secretary of Wuhai.[5] In October 2017, he was sentenced to 17 years for accepting bribes and holding a huge amount of property from an unidentified source.

Hou Fengqi
侯凤岐
Communist Party Secretary of Wuhai
In office
May 2013 – November 2015
Preceded byBao Changqing[1]
Succeeded bySong Liang[2]
Mayor of Wuhai
In office
January 2009 – May 2013
Preceded byBai Xiangqun
Succeeded byBao Gang (包钢)
Personal details
BornMarch 1962 (age 58)
China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Spouse(s)Yang Xiu'e
Alma materBaotou Junior Normal College
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hou.

Biography

Born in March 1962, he studied and then worked as Secretary of Youth League Branch at Baotou Junior Normal College. From August 1983 to September 1989 he worked in the 208 geological prospecting brigade of Baotou Nuclear Industry. In September 1989 he was accepted to Huazhong University of Science and Technology and graduated in July 1991. After graduation, he was assigned to the Propaganda Department of CPC Inner Mongolia Committee, where he worked there until June 1996. In June 1996 he was vice-mayor of Linhe, two years later he was promoted to become deputy secretary-general of Bayannur. He was a member of the CPC Bayannur Standing Committee and Communist Party Secretary of Linhe District from July 2004 to November 2006. Then he was promoted to become executive vice-mayor, a position he held until February 2008, when he was transferred to Wuhai and appointed Deputy Communist Party Secretary. In May 2013 he became the Communist Party Secretary, and served until November 2015.[6]

On November 20, 2015, he was suspected of "serious violations of discipline", said one-sentence statement issued by the ruling Communist Party's corruption watchdog body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).[7] On November 26, he was removed from his posts for involvement in corruption.[8][9]

In October 2017, he was sentenced to 17 years for accepting bribes and holding a huge amount of property from an unidentified source. Hou's wife Yang Xiu'e (杨秀娥) was also sentenced to 3 years.[10] And his superior Bai Xiangqun was put under investigation in April 2018.[11]

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References
  1. 候凤岐任乌海市委书记 鲍常青不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2013-05-22.
  2. 内蒙古交通厅长宋亮调任乌海市委书记 前任已落马. sohu (in Chinese). 2015-11-28.
  3. "Hou Fengqi Visits Shenwu". shenwu.com.cn. 2015-07-11.
  4. 侯凤岐被调查引发舆论强烈关注. Xinhua News (in Chinese). 2012-12-02.
  5. "Three local officials under graft investigation". Xinhua News. 2015-11-25.
  6. "Wuhai Wanda Plaza stages groundbreaking ceremony". wanda-group.com. 2013-08-22.
  7. "Archived copy" 内蒙古自治区乌海市市委书记侯凤岐接受组织调查. CCDI (in Chinese). 2015-11-20. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-12-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. 乌海市召开全市干部大会 宣布自治区党委关于乌海市委主要领导职务任免的决定. wuhaixw.com (in Chinese). 2015-11-27.
  9. 内蒙乌海原书记侯凤岐被双开：与他人有不正当性关系. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-02-19.
  10. 乌海市原市委书记侯凤岐一审获刑十七年 其妻子同时被判缓刑. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-10-13.
  11. 内蒙古"大老虎"白向群落马 其4名下属已陆续被抓. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-04-25.
Government offices
Previous:
Bai Xiangqun		 Mayor of Wuhai
January 2009 – May 2013		 Next:
Bao Gang (包钢)
Party political offices
Previous:
Bao Changqing (鲍常青)		 Communist Party Secretary of Wuhai
May 2013 – November 2015		 Next:
Song Liang (宋亮)
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