Du Shanxue

Du Shanxue (born February 1956) is a former Chinese politician from Shanxi province. He successively served as the Mayor and Communist Party Secretary of Changzhi, Party Secretary of Lüliang, and Secretary General of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, and the province's Vice-Governor.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Du.
Du Shanxue
杜善学
Vice-Governor of Shanxi
In office
January 2013 – June 2014
GovernorLi Xiaopeng
Secretary General of Shanxi Provincial Party Committee
In office
January 2012 – January 2013
Preceded byLi Zhengwen
Succeeded byNie Chunyu
Communist Party Secretary of Lüliang
In office
January 2011 – January 2012
Preceded byNie Chunyu
Succeeded byGao Weidong
Communist Party Secretary of Changzhi
In office
February 2008 – January 2011
Mayor of Changzhi
In office
March 2003 – February 2008
Personal details
BornFebruary 1956 (age 64)
Lingyi County, Shanxi
NationalityChinese
Political partyCommunist Party of China (1975-2015, expelled)
ResidenceTaiyuan, Shanxi
Alma materShanxi University
Shanxi University of Finance and Economics
OccupationPolitician
Du Shanxue
Traditional Chinese杜善學
Simplified Chinese杜善学

Du was removed from office and investigated for corruption in June 2014 along with several of his colleagues, in a precursor to what amounted to a collapse of the political establishment in Shanxi in the face of the party's anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping.

Life

Du was born and raised in Lingyi County, Shanxi, where he graduated from Shanxi University of Finance and Economics in 1982, after the resumption of university entrance examination, and received his master of philosophy degree from Shanxi University in 2000.[1] After graduation, he worked at the Shanxi Provincial Government.[1]

Du became involved in politics in June 1976 and joined the Communist Party of China in March 1975.[1]

In February 2003, he was appointed the CPC Party Vice-Chief of Changzhi, a month later, he also served as the Mayor of Changzhi, he was promoted to become the CPC Party Chief in February 2008, a position he held until January 2011. Then he was transferred to Lüliang as the CPC Party Chief.[1]

In January 2012, Du was promoted to become the Secretary General of Shanxi Provincial Party Committee.[1] One year later, he was elected by the 12th Shanxi People's Congress as the Vice-Governor of Shanxi.[1]

On June 19, 2014, Du was being investigated by the Party's internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[2][3][4][5]

On February 13, 2015, Du was expelled from the Communist Party.[6] Du was sentenced to life sentence on December 20, 2016.[7]

References
  1. 杜善学简历 (in Chinese). CPC News. Archived from the original on 2011-12-16.
  2. "Du Shanxue, Ling Zhengce dismissed for suspected disciplinary violations". China.org. 2014.
  3. "Ling Zhengce, Du Shanxue from Shanxi under probe". 2014.
  4. "Ling Zhengce, Du Shanxue from Shanxi under probe". 2014.
  5. "Ling Zhengce, Du Shanxue from Shanxi under probe". 2014.
  6. "武长顺秦玉海均收受巨额贿赂 与他人通奸". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  7. "山西原副省长杜善学一审被判无期徒刑". Xinhua. December 21, 2016.
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