Su Zengtian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Su.

Su Zengtian
苏增添
Vice Chairperson of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress
In office January 2014 – January 2018
Chairperson	You Quan
Personal details
Born	March 1954 (age 70) Yongding County, Fujian, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1975–2024; expelled)
Alma mater	Fudan University Xiamen University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	苏增添
Traditional Chinese	蘇增添
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sū Zēngtiān

Su Zengtian (Chinese: 苏增添; born March 1954) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southeast China's Fujian province. As of January 2024 he was under investigation by China's top graft busters.[1] He has been retired for six years.[1] Previously he served as vice chairperson of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress.[1]

He was a representative of the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Early life and education

Su was born in Yongding County (now Yongding District, Longyan), Fujian, in March 1954.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1975.[2] Nine months later, he enrolled at Fudan University, where he majored in industrial economy.[2]

Career

After graduating in 1978, he was despatched the Fujian Provincial Planning Commission and finally rose to become deputy director in May 1988.[2]

In November 1992, he was transferred to the coastal city Xiamen and was admitted to member of the CCP Xiamen Municipal Committee, the city's top authority.[2] He was deputy party secretary in June 1993, in addition to serving as executive deputy director of the Management Committee of Xiamen Haicang Xinglin Taiwan Business Investment Zone.[2]

He became director of Fujian Provincial Commission for Economic Reform (later was reshuffled as Fujian Provincial Economic System Reform and Opening Up Committee) in July 1995, and served until March 2001, when he was appointed director of Fujian Provincial Development and Planning Commission (later renamed Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission).[2] He was elevated to vice governor of Fujian in May 2005, a position at vice-ministerial level.[2] He was made secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee in November 2011 and was admitted to member of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[2][3] Between June 2009 and September 2011, he also served as deputy party secretary and mayor of Fuzhou, capital of Fujian.[2] In January 2014, he was chosen as vice chairperson of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress, the province's top legislative body.[2]

Downfall

On 21 January 2024, he was 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.[1][4] On July 31, he was expelled from the CCP.[5]

References

1. "Former Provincial Vice Governor Stung in Graft Probe". caixinglobal.com. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
2. 苏增添当选福建省人大常委会副主任（图/简历）. ce.cn (in Chinese). 16 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
3. 陈冬任福建省委常委、政法委书记，苏增添不再担任. thepaper (in Chinese). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
4. "Former senior provincial legislator under investigation". Chinadaily.com. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
5. Qin Hong (秦红) (31 July 2024). 报中共中央批准，开除四虎党籍！. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 July 2024.

Government offices
Preceded by Zheng Songyan [zh]	Mayor of Fuzhou 2009–2011	Succeeded by Yang Yimin [zh]
Party political offices
Preceded by Xu Qian [zh]	Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2011–2014	Succeeded by Chen Dong [zh]