Li Shixiang

Li Shixiang (Chinese: 李士祥; born August 1958) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Beijing. He served as Executive Vice Mayor of Beijing and Vice Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). In September 2018, he was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Communist Party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.
Li Shixiang
李士祥
Vice-Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
January 2017 – January 2018
Executive Vice Mayor of Beijing
In office
July 2012 – February 2017
Personal details
BornAugust 1958 (age 61–62)
Beijing
NationalityChinese
Political partyCommunist Party of China (expelled)
Alma materCentral Party School of the Communist Party of China
OccupationPolitician
Chinese name
Chinese李士祥

Li was an alternate member of the 18th CPC Central Committee and a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.

Biography

Li was born in August 1958 in Beijing. He entered the workforce in August 1978, and joined the Communist Party of China in March 1982.

In January 2003 he was promoted to become party chief of Chaoyang District, a position he held until November 2006. In July 2012 he was promoted again to become executive vice mayor of Beijing.[2] Then he was appointed as vice-chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), serving in the post until he retirement in January 2018.[3]

In September 2018, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws", said one-sentence statement issued by the ruling Communist Party's corruption watchdog body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).[4] In February 2019, Li was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) over serious violations of Party discipline and laws including taking bribes.[5] On November 12, 2019, Li was sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking bribes of 88.19 million yuan by the Changchun Intermediate People's Court in Jilin province.[6]

References
  1. 北京市政协原副主席李士祥接受纪律审查和监察调查. sina (in Chinese). 2018-09-15.
  2. 李士祥任北京市常务副市长（图简历）. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2012-07-25.
  3. 北京市委常委、常务副市长李士祥当选市政协副主席. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2017-01-17.
  4. 北京市政协原副主席李士祥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. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2018-09-15.
  5. "Former municipal political advisor expelled from CPC". xinhuanet. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. Cao Yin (12 November 2019). "High-level official gets 10-year sentence for bribery". Chinadaily. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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