Zheng Yajun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zheng.

Zheng Yajun
郑亚军
Communist Party Secretary of Pingliang
In office March 2016 – May 2017
Preceded by	Chen Wei
Succeeded by	Guo Chenglu [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Jiayuguan
In office August 2011 – March 2016
Preceded by	Ma Guangming [zh]
Succeeded by	Liu Peng
Mayor of Jiayuguan
In office January 2009 – September 2011
Preceded by	Ma Guangming
Succeeded by	Liu Peng
Personal details
Born	October 1961 (age 63) Ning County, Gansu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Lanzhou University of Arts and Science Lanzhou University Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	郑亚军
Traditional Chinese	鄭亞軍
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhèng Yàjūn

Zheng Yajun (Chinese: 郑亚军; born October 1961) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in northwest China's Gansu province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in September 2021. Previously he served as deputy chairperson of the Environmental Resources Protection Committee of Gansu People's Congress and before that party secretary of Pingliang, and party secretary and mayor of Jiayuguan.

Biography

Zheng was born in Ning County, Gansu, in October 1961. From September 1979 to September 1980, he was a coal-mine worker. In September 1980, he was accepted to Gansu Education College (now Lanzhou University of Arts and Science), where he majored in Chinese.

After university in 1982, he worked in government. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1985. He spent 12 years working at the Organization Department of CCP Gansu Provincial Committee before serving as deputy director of the General Office of CCP Lanzhou Municipal Committee in December 1996. In August 2001, he was dispatched to the General Office of CCP Gansu Provincial Committee, and was reassigned to the General Office of Gansu Provincial People's Government in August 2001.[1] In November 2002, he became deputy party secretary of Jiayuguan, rising to party secretary in August 2011. He concurrently served as mayor of Jiayuguan from January 2009 to September 2011.[2] In March 2016, he became party secretary of Pingliang, serving in the post until May 2017, when he was appointed deputy chairperson of the Environmental Resources Protection Committee of Gansu People's Congress.[3]

Downfall

On 2 February 2021, 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.[4] He was detained for suspected bribe taking on July 20.[5] On September 12, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[6]

References

1. Wu Xiaodong (武晓东) (14 September 2021). 郑亚军，担任省领导秘书时开始贪腐，数额特别巨大. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
2. Li Zhengkui (李政魁) (21 January 2009). 郑亚军任甘肃嘉峪关市代市长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
3. Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (7 April 2016). 郑亚军接替陈伟任平凉市委书记 王奋彦提名市长候选人. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
4. 甘肃省人大常委会环境资源保护工作委员会副主任郑亚军接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
5. Zhu Ling (朱玲) (20 July 2021). 甘肃检察机关依法对郑亚军决定逮捕. spp.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
6. Xu Ridan (徐日丹) (14 September 2021). 甘肃检察机关对郑亚军涉嫌受贿案提起公诉. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 September 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Ma Guangming	Mayor of Jiayuguan 2009–2011	Succeeded by Liu Peng
Party political offices
Preceded by Ma Guangming [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Jiayuguan 2011–2016	Succeeded by Liu Peng
Preceded by Chen Wei	Communist Party Secretary of Pingliang 2016–2017	Succeeded by Guo Chenglu [zh]