Liu Baohua

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Baohua
刘宝华
Deputy Director of National Energy Administration
In office August 2017 – 5 November 2020
Director	Nur Bekri→Zhang Jianhua.
Personal details
Born	August 1963 (age 61) Ningjin County, Hebei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Beijing Normal University Hebei University North China Electric Power University Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	劉寶華
Simplified Chinese	刘宝华
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Bǎohuá

Liu Baohua (Chinese: 刘宝华; born August 1963) is a former Chinese politician. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in October 2020.[1] Previously he served as deputy director of National Energy Administration.[2][3]

Biography

Liu was born in Ningjin County, Hebei, in August 1963. He entered the workforce in January 1984, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in October 1985. He earned his master's degree in education from Beijing Normal University and Hebei University. He was a doctoral candidate at North China Electric Power University. He successively worked at the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power, Ministry of Energy Resources, and Ministry of Electric Power between January 1984 and July 1998. Then he worked at the State Economic and Trade Commission. In March 2003 he became the deputy director of the Market Regulation Department of State Electricity Regulatory Commission, rising to director a few years later. In June 2013, he was appointed director of the Market Supervision Department of National Energy Administration. One year later, he was transferred as director of its Department of Nuclear Power. He rose to become deputy director of National Energy Administration in August 2017, serving as an assistant of Nur Bekri and then Zhang Jianhua.[4]

Investigation

On October 17, 2020, he has been placed under investigation for serious violations of laws and regulations 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.[5] On November 5, the State Council removed Liu from the post of deputy director of National Energy Administration.[6]

In December 2019, the National Energy Administration director Nur Bekri was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of accepting more than US$11 million in bribes over a 20-year period.[7]

On March 16, 2022, he received a sentence of 13 years in prison and fine of three million yuan for corruption, and his illegal gains will be confiscated.[8]

References

1. "Deputy head of National Energy Administration under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
2. Coco Feng (17 October 2020). "Corruption in China: deputy head of energy agency Liu Baohua under investigation". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
3. 国家能源局副局长刘宝华被查. qq.com (in Chinese). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
4. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (7 September 2017). 綦成元、刘宝华任国家能源局副局长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
5. Yi Yi (伊一) (17 October 2020). 国家能源局党组成员、副局长刘宝华接受审查调查. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
6. Li Siyang (李思阳) (6 November 2020). 国务院任免国家工作人员：免去刘宝华的国家能源局副局长职务. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 February 2021.
7. Mimi Lau (3 December 2019). "Chinese court jails senior ethnic Uygur official for life on corruption charges". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
8. Zhu Jiabei (祝加贝) (16 March 2022). 受贿超7073万，国家能源局原副局长刘宝华一审获刑13年. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 March 2022.