Li Yuecheng

Li Yuecheng (Chinese: 李月成; born October 1957) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entirely career in his home-province Guizhou. He is of Miao ethnicity. He entered the workforce in March 1972, and joined the Communist Party of China in July 1976. As of January 2020 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as Director of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Li Yuecheng
李月成
Mayor and then Mayor of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
In office February 2007 – September 2011
Preceded by	Liu Xiaokai
Succeeded by	Xiang Hongqiong
Mayor of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture
In office March 2005 – November 2006
Preceded by	Liu Xiaokai
Succeeded by	Li Feiyue
Personal details
Born	October 1957 (age 62) Taijiang County, Guizhou, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Xingren Normal School Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
Chinese name
Chinese	李月成
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Yuèchéng

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Biography

Li was born in Taijiang County, Guizhou, China in October 1957. In his early career, he successively taught at Xinzhuang School, Bihen Middle School and Xueguan Middle School in Qinglong County.

He began his political career in March 1982, when he became a staff member at the Propaganda Department of CPC Qinglong County Committee. In 1987 he was promoted to Magistrate of Pu'an County, and then Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the county, in 1990, at the age of 30. He has been hailed as "Child Magistrate".[1] In 1996, he became Assistant Mayor of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, one year later he was promoted to become Vice-Mayor, a position at vice-department level (副厅级). In January 2003, he was appointed Party Branch Secretary and Deputy Director of Guizhou Supply and Marketing Association. In April of the same year, he became Party Branch Secretary and Head of Guizhou Provincial Audit Department. He was Deputy Communist Party Secretary and Mayor of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in March 2005, and held that office until November 2006. During his tenure, he led the leaders of ethnic minorities in Guizhou province to the United States for training and investigation. In November 2006, he was appointed Deputy Communist Party Secretary and Acting Mayor and then Mayor of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and served until September 2011, when he became Director of the General Office of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). In January 2012, he was Secretary-General of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), he remained in that position until February 2018, when he was appointed Director of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.[2]

Investigation

On January 9, 2020, he was put under investigation for alleged "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. On January 10, 2020, he was removed from membership of China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[3]

References

1. Hua Chengyu (化成雨) (10 January 2020). 贵州“娃娃县长”落马：15岁参加工作30岁当县长. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
2. 第十一届全国人民代表大会代表名单 [List of Delegate to the 11th National People's Congress]. Chinadaily (in Chinese). 5 March 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
3. Chen Chuanyao (陈传耀) (10 January 2020). 关于免去李月成同志政协第十二届贵州省委员会常务委员、农业农村委员会主任职务,撤销其委员资格的决定(2020年1月8日政协第十二届贵州省委员会常务委员会第十三次会议通过). Guizhou News (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 January 2020.

Party political offices
Preceded by Zhou Guocai (周国才)	Communist Party Secretary of Pu'an County 1990-1996	Succeeded by Gong Xiuming (龚修明)
Government offices
Previous: Liu Xiaokai	Mayor of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 2005-2006	Next: Li Feiyue
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