Li Jia (politician, born 1961)

Li Jia
Li Jia
李佳
Chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	In office; January 2019 – 2 August 2022
Preceded by	Huang Xiaowei
Succeeded by	Wu Cunrong
Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	In office; January 2018 – January 2019
Preceded by	Ren Yaping [zh]
Succeeded by	Li Xiuling [zh]
Personal details
Born	January 1961 (age 63); Dalian, Liaoning, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Northeastern University

Li Jia (Chinese: 李佳; pinyin: Lǐ Jiā; born January 1961) is a Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Inner Mongolia Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2018 to 2019 and chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2019 to 2022.

He was a representative of the 18th and 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was an alternate member of the 18th and 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Li was born in Dalian, Liaoning province. He joined the Communist Party in March 1985. He graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in science and technology philosophy and has a Ph.D. He is also a senior engineer. In the past he has served successively as the executive vice mayor of Shenyang, the deputy governor of Liaoning, and the head of the party's organization department in Inner Mongolia. From 2011 to 2018 he served as the deputy Communist Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia, and head of the regional Political and Legal Affairs Commission. He is an alternate member the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Investigation

On 2 August 2022, Li was removed from public office. On August 24, he was removed from membership of China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. On August 26, 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.^[2]^[3] His qualification for representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was terminated, and demoted from provincial-ministerial level to deputy provincial-ministerial level, and will keep a position as 2nd-class investigator (二级巡视员).^[2]^[3] The money and property that Li had received in the form of bribes, as well as any interest arising from them, will be turned over to the national treasury.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "CV of Li Jia". Ce.cn.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Former senior provincial political advisor punished over law, discipline violations". xinhuanet.com. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zhang Yu (张玉) (27 August 2022). 从正部降为副省部级，李佳被指搞变相拉票. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 August 2022.

Party political offices
Preceded by Chen Pengshan [zh]	Head of the Organization Department of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2008–2011	Succeeded by Li Pengxin
Preceded by Xing Yun	Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2011–2016	Succeeded by Liu Hui
Preceded by Ren Yaping [zh]	Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia 2011–2018	Succeeded by Lin Shaochun [zh]
Preceded by Liu Hui	Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2016–2018	Succeeded by Luo Yonggang [zh]
Assembly seats
Preceded by Ren Yaping [zh]	Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 2018–2019	Succeeded by Li Xiuling [zh]
Preceded by Huang Xiaowei	Chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 2019–2022	Vacant Title next held by Wu Cunrong [zh]