Yang Yiwen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Yiwen
杨懿文
Communist Party Secretary of Changde
In office
April 2021 – November 2021
Preceded byZhou Derui [zh]
Succeeded byCao Zhiqiang [zh]
Mayor of Loudi
In office
April 2016 – April 2021
Preceded byLi Jianguo
Succeeded byZeng Chaoqun
Personal details
BornJuly 1966 (age 58)
Miluo County, Yueyang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1991–2022)
SpouseLi Xiangjiang
RelationsYang Wenli
Alma materChangsha University
Wuhan University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese杨懿文
Traditional Chinese楊懿文
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Yìwén

Yang Yiwen (Chinese: 杨懿文; born July 1966) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in his home-province Hunan. He was investigated by Chinese Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in November 2021. Previously he served as CCP committee secretary of Changde. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Biography

Yang was born in Miluo County, Yueyang, in July 1966.[1] In 1984, he was admitted to Changsha University, where he met his wife Li Xiangjiang.[1] After graduation in 1987, he became an officer in Changsha Public Security Bureau. Since June 1990, he successively worked in the General Office of CCP Changsha Municipal Committee, Changsha Investment Promotion Bureau, Changsha Foreign Trade Bureau, and Changsha Commerce Bureau.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1991. He became magistrate of Changsha County, a county under the jurisdiction of Changsha, in October 2007, and then party secretary, the top political position in the county, beginning in January 2009.[1] In April 2016, he was named acting mayor of Loudi, replacing Li Jianguo.[1] He was installed as mayor in the following month.[1] In April 2021, he was transferred to Changde and rose to become party secretary, a position he held for only seven months.[1][2]

Downfall

On 18 November 2021, he has been placed under investigation for "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.[3]

On 12 May 2022, he was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office.[4] He was taken away by the Hunan Provincial People's Procuratorate on June 2.[5]

On 23 March 2023, he received a sentence of 16 years and 6 months in prison and fine of 3.5 million yuan for taking bribes by the Zhuzhou Intermediate People's Court.[6] Yang's illegal gains will be confiscated and his case transferred to the judiciary.[6]

Personal life

His wife Li Xiangjiang (李湘江), deputy party secretary and deputy director of Changsha Public Security Bureau, has come under investigation on the same day.[1] His younger sister Yang Wenli (杨文利), former director of Human Resources Department of Changsha Radio and Television Station, was put under investigation the next day.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Tan Jun (谭君) (19 November 2021). 常德市委书记杨懿文落马，曾被微博大V“御史在途”叫板. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Chen Yan (陈琰) (18 November 2021). 到任7个月 湖南省常德市委书记杨懿文被查. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ Chen Yan (陈琰) (18 November 2021). 腐败夫妻档：常德市委书记杨懿文与其妻李湘江同日通报被查. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ Yang Fan (杨帆) (13 May 2022). 常德市委原书记杨懿文严重违纪违法被开除党籍、开除公职. hunan.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ Zhu Xiaohang (朱晓航) (2 June 2022). 湖南省常德市委原书记杨懿文被决定逮捕. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b Deng Yanhong (邓艳红) (23 March 2023). 杨懿文受贿近7000万！一审获刑十六年半. icswb.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
Government offices
Preceded by Mayor of Loudi
2016–2021 		Succeeded by
Zeng Chaoqun
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Changde
2021 		Succeeded by