Li Jianping (politician, born 1960)
Li Jianping | |
|---|---|
李建平 | |
| Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Hohhot Economic and Technological Development Zone | |
| In office March 2011 – September 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1960 Bazhou, Hebei, China |
| Died | 17 December 2024 (aged 64) |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1985–2019; expelled) |
Li Jianping (Chinese: 李建平; pinyin: Lǐ Jiànpíng; May 1960 – 17 December 2024) was a Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia. He was investigated by the Chinese Communist Party's internal control and anti-graft agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, in September 2018. Previously he served as secretary of the Party Working Committee of Hohhot Economic and Technological Development Zone. He embezzled and accepted bribes of more than 3 billion yuan ($469.3 million), becoming the "largest corrupt official" since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.[1][2] His case was classified as the "largest case so far in the history of corruption in Inner Mongolia".[3]
Biography
[edit]Li was born in Bazhou, Hebei, in May 1960. In August 1982, he joined the faculty of Inner Mongolia Electronic School. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1985. He was secretary of Youth League Committee of Inner Mongolia Electronics Industry Bureau in April 1985, and held that office until October 1988, when he was appointed deputy head of Inner Mongolia Brewery.
Jianping got involved in politics in October 1990, when he became an official in Hohhot Economic System Reform Commission. He was made director of Hohhot Water Saving Office in March 1996, concurrently serving as director of Water Resources Administration and director of Water-affair Authority. In March 2011, he took office as secretary of the Party Working Committee of Hohhot Economic and Technological Development Zone.
Downfall
[edit]On 7 September 2018, Li Jianping was placed under investigation 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.
Li's deputy Bai Haiquan (白海泉) was put under investigation in July 2014 and sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption and taking bribes of more than 170 million yuan ($26.594 million).[4]
On 22 August 2019, Li Jianping was expelled from the party and removed from public office. Under the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", he was transferred to the prosecution authorities for investigation and the property involved in the case was transferred along with the case.
On 27 September 2022, Li was sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court of Hinggan League.[5] The amount involved in the case reached more than 3 billion yuan ($414 million), which is much higher than the case of Lai Xiaomin, the former chairman of Huarong (more than 1.7 billion yuan), and Zhao Zhengyong, the former secretary of Shaanxi (717 million yuan).[6]
Personal life and death
[edit]Li's son Li Suchao (李苏超) was a senior executive and major shareholder of Inner Mongolia Dongsheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. (内蒙古东晟房地产开发有限责任公司).[6] Li Suchao has fled overseas.[6]
Li was executed on 17 December 2024, at the age of 64.[7]
See also
[edit]- Zhang Zhongsheng, former vice mayor of Lüliang, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes worth 1.04 billion yuan ($160 million).
References
[edit]- ^ Yu Zeyuan (于泽远) (13 August 2021). 金额远高于华融原董事长赖小民 内蒙官员李建平成“第一贪官”. zaobao.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ 以涉案30余亿的李建平案为镜鉴，内蒙古要在开发区系统全面查清事、查清人. sina. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ 内蒙古反腐第一案：“巨贪”30亿，被查前还妄想转走2亿. thepaper. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ 落马5年半才被判小官巨贪1.7亿：受贿200多次记不住名字. qq.com. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (27 September 2022). 厅官李建平一审获死刑，曾被称为内蒙古反腐斗争史上第一大案. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Zhou Qunfeng (周群峰) (13 August 2021). 远超赖小民赵正永之和 国家级开发区书记涉案30亿背后. chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "涉案金额逾30亿元人民币 内蒙古贪官李建平被执行死刑". Zaobao. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.