Hu Zhiqiang (born 1963)

Hu Zhiqiang
Hu Zhiqiang
胡志强
Party Branch Secretary of Shaanxi Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission
	In office; April 2017 – June 2018
Chairman of the Standing Committee of Yulin People's Congress
	In office; January 2012 – April 2017
Communist Party Secretary of Yulin
	In office; July 2011 – April 2017
Preceded by	Li Jinzhu
Succeeded by	Dai Zhengshe
Mayor of Yulin
	In office; February 2008 – July 2011
Preceded by	Li Jinzhu
Succeeded by	Lu Zhiyuan
Personal details
Born	September 1963 (age 60); Danzhu Town, Zhangzi County, Shanxi, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1985–2018; expelled)
Relations	Hu Wenqiang (brother)
Parent(s)	Hu Fuguo (father); Chang Genxiu (mother)
Alma mater	Beijing College Finance and Commerce; Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party; Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	胡志強
Simplified Chinese	胡志强
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hú Zhìqiáng

Hu Zhiqiang (Chinese: 胡志强; born September 1963) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in northwest China's Shaanxi province. He was investigated by the Chinese Communist Party's anti-graft agency in June 2018.^[1] Previously he served as Party Branch Secretary of Shaanxi Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission. He was a delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Hu is the son of Hu Fuguo, who served as party chief, governor and CPPCC Committee chairman in Shanxi province.^[2]

Early life and education

Hu was born in Danzhu Town of Zhangzi County, Shanxi in September 1963. His father Hu Fuguo (born 1937) is a retired politician who served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, governor and CPPCC Committee chairman of Shanxi in the 1990s.^[3] He has a younger brother named Hu Wenqiang (胡文强). Resumption of University Entrance Examination in 1984, he was accepted to the Beijing College Finance and Commerce, majoring in industrial and commercial administration. He also studied at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business as a part-time student.^[4]

Career

After graduating in September 1988 he was assigned to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce as an official. In March 1993 he was transferred to Lüliang and appointed deputy director of Huajin Coking Coal Co., Ltd, a state-owned coal mining company. He concurrently served as deputy magistrate of Mouping County between May 1994 and May 1995.^[4]

In April 1996 he was transferred back to Beijing, where he worked at Shenhua Group, a leading state-owned mining and energy company and the largest coal-producing company in China.^[4]

Depending on the relationship, Hu was transferred again to Xianyang, Shaanxi in November 2001, and served as vice-mayor and deputy party chief there.^[4]^[5]

He was deputy secretary-general of Shaanxi Provincial Government in November 2005, and held that office until February 2008.^[4]

In February 2008 he became the deputy party chief of Yulin, rising to communist party secretary in July 2011.^[6]^[7] During his tenure, he purchased offices and sold offices, making a marked price for county secretaries and county magistrates.^[5] In April 2017, he was appointed Party Branch Secretary of Shaanxi Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission, he remained in that position until June 2018, when he was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency.

Downfall

On June 12, 2018, 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. On December 13, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and dismissed from public office.^[8] He was detained on December 24.

On February 12, 2019, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.^[9] On August 20, he stood trial at the Xi'an Intermediate People's court on charges of taking bribes.^[10] He was accused of taking advantage of the various positions he formerly held in Shaanxi to seek benefits for others certain organizations and individuals in project approval, project contracting, enterprise operation and job adjustment through himself, his wife and relatives.^[10]

References

^ 陕西省卫生计生委党组书记胡志强接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2018-06-12.
^ “官二代”身份惹关注陕西榆林原市委书记胡志强落马. caixin.com (in Chinese). 2018-06-13.
^ 陕西厅官胡志强被查系山西省委原书记胡富国长子. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-06-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Resume of Hu Zhiqiang". ylrb.com (in Chinese). 2016-12-23.
^ ^a ^b 陕西榆林前书记胡志强被查曾被当地商人实名举报. sina (in Chinese). 2018-06-13. 胡志强主政榆林期间，大肆买官卖官、贪污受贿，对其治下的区县书记、县长职位实行明码标价，严重破坏了陕西官场的风气，也严重影响了榆林的经济社会发展。
^ Ma Lie (14 June 2018). "City cracks down on luxury official cars". Chinadaily. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^ 胡志强当选榆林市人大常委会主任尉俊东当选榆林市市长. ylrb.com (in Chinese). 2016-03-25.
^ 陕西省卫生计生委原党组书记、榆林市委原书记胡志强被开除党籍、开除公职. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ Zheng Chen (郑晨) (12 February 2019). 陕西检察机关依法对胡志强涉嫌受贿案提起公诉. spp.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Chang Xuemei (常雪梅); Wang Keyuan (王珂园) (22 August 2019). 西安中院公开开庭审理胡志强受贿案. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 February 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Li Jinzhu	Mayor of Yulin 2008–2011	Succeeded by Lu Zhiyuan (陆治原)
Party political offices
Preceded by Li Jinzhu	Communist Party Secretary of Yulin 2011–2017	Succeeded by Dai Zhengshe (戴征社)