Ai Wenli

Ai Wenli (Chinese: 艾文礼; pinyin: Ài Wénlǐ; born March 1955) is a former Chinese politician who served as the Vice-Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Previously, he served as the head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China Hebei Committee and the Mayor of Shijiazhuang. He was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission shortly after his retirement.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ai.
Ai Wenli
艾文礼
Head of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Hebei Committee
In office
December 2011 – September 2015
Preceded byNie Chenxi (聂辰席)
Succeeded byTian Xiangli
Personal details
BornMarch 1955 (age 65)
Tanghai County, Hebei
Political partyCommunist Party of China (1978-2018, expelled)
Alma materTangshan Regional Business School

Career

Ai was born in March 1955, and graduated from Tangshan Regional Business School (唐山地区商业学校). In 1971 he became a worker on a farm. Later he served as the County Head of Tanghai County, the Head of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Tangshan Committee, the director Bureau of Land Reclamation of Hebei, the Deputy Secretary and Head of the Organization Department of the CPC Shijiazhuang Committee, the Mayor of Chengde, and the Secretary of the CPC Chengde Committee.[1]

During the Sanlu scandal in 2008, Ai was appointed as the Party Deputy Secretary and the Mayor of Shijiazhuang.[2] In 2011, he was appointed as the Head of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Hebei Committee, until September 2015.[3][4] He was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in 2015,[5] and he retired in 2018.[6] In July 2018, Ai turned himself in to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervisory Commission.[7]

Investigation

On July 31, 2018, Ai Wenli was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China, for "serious violations of regulations and laws". According to the report, he turned himself in.[8] He was expelled from the Communist Party on October 19, 2018.[9][10]

On April 18, 2019, Ai was sentenced to 8 years in prison for bribery in Suzhou, Jiangsu.[11][12] He was also fined 3 million yuan ($44.7 million).[12]

References
  1. "艾文礼同志简历" 艾文礼同志简历. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2011-12-02. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. 三鹿事件“救火队长”艾文礼自首，曾自我批评没当好百姓仆人. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  3. 艾文礼任河北省委宣传部长. People's Daily Online (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  4. 河北省委常委田向利兼任省委宣传部长，艾文礼不再担任. thepaper. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  5. 河北省委常委、宣传部长艾文礼任省政协副主席. ce.cn. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  6. 河北省政协原副主席涉严重违纪自首. zaobao.com.sg. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  7. Mimi Lau (31 July 2018). "Top cadre under investigation after turning himself in to China's graft-buster". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. 河北省政协原副主席艾文礼涉嫌严重违纪违法接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  9. "Former provincial political advisor expelled from CPC over bribery scandal". xinhuanet. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. 河北省政协原党组副书记、副主席艾文礼严重违纪违法被开除党籍. Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  11. 河北省政协原副主席艾文礼一审获刑8年 并处罚金300万元. ce.cn. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  12. Li Lei (18 April 2019). "Ex-senior political adviser in Hebei sentenced for taking bribes". chinadaily. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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