Song Taiping

In this Chinese name, the family name is Song.
Song Taiping
宋太平
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hebei People's Congress
In office
January 2012 – January 2018
ChairmanZhang Qingli
Zhou Benshun
Zhao Kezhi
Wang Dongfeng
Communist Party Secretary of Baoding
In office
January 2008 – January 2012
Preceded bySong Changrui
Succeeded byXu Ning
Communist Party Secretary of Zhangjiakou
In office
November 2006 – January 2008
Preceded byLiu Yongrui
Succeeded byXu Ning
Personal details
BornDecember 1955 (age 68–69)
Baixiang County, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1979–2022; expelled)
Alma materCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Song Taiping (Chinese: 宋太平; pinyin: Sòng Tàipíng; born December 1955) is a retired Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Hebei. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in July 2021. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hebei People's Congress.[1]

Career

Song was born in Baixiang County, Hebei, in December 1955. He joined the Baixiang County Fertilizer Plant in March 1975, a year and a half later, he was transferred to the Publicity Department of CCP Baixiang County Committee and then to the CCP Baixiang County Committee Office in April 1979. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1979. In September 1984, he moved to the CCP Xingtai Committee Office, where he served as deputy director in April 1988. In December 1992, he was appointed magistrate of Ren County, a position he held for five years. He was deputy director of the Organization Department of the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee in December 1997, and held that office until January 2003. Then he served as head of Hebei Provincial Office of Personnel Services before serving as party chief of Zhangjiakou in November 2006. He became party chief of Baoding in January 2008, and served until January 2012, when he was promoted to become vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hebei People's Congress.[2] He served in the post until his retirement in January 2018.[3]

Downfall

On 25 July 2021, he has been put under investigation for alleged "serious 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.[4]

He was expelled from the CCP on 10 January 2022.[5] He was taken away by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on January 25.[6]

On 26 February 2024, the Intermediate People's Court of Yuncheng sentenced him to 14 years in prison for bribery.[7] He was also fined 5 million yuan (around 703,000 U.S. dollars) and had his illegal gains from bribery recovered and turned over to the state treasury.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Former senior provincial legislator under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ Yue Qi (悦琪) (2 February 2008). 宋太平任保定市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ Liang Jianzhong (梁建忠) (25 July 2021). 河北“虎”退休3年后被查，任内目睹两同僚履新又落马. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ 河北省人大常委会原副主任宋太平接受中央纪委国家监委审查调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Former senior provincial legislator expelled from CPC". xinhuanet.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ^ Zhu Ling (朱玲) (25 January 2022). 最高人民检察院依法对宋太平决定逮捕. spp.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Former provincial legislator sentenced to 14 years in jail for bribery". xinhuanet.com. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by
Zhao Luxiang (赵禄祥)
 Head of Hebei Provincial Office of Personnel Services
2003–2006 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Zhangjiakou
2006–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Baoding
2008–2012 		Succeeded by
Xu Ning