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Han Yong
Han Yong
韩勇
Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	In office; January 2016 – January 2022
Preceded by	Ma Zhongping [zh]
Succeeded by	Xu Xinrong
Political Commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
	In office; April 2015 – January 2016
Preceded by	Che Jun
Succeeded by	Sun Jinlong
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
	In office; December 2012 – January 2016
Preceded by	Yang Gang
Succeeded by	Sun Jinlong
Personal details
Born	October 1956 (age 68); Jiutai County, Jilin, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1976–2024; expelled)
Alma mater	Jilin University; Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	韩勇
Traditional Chinese	韓勇
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hán Yǒng

Han Yong (Chinese: 韩勇; born October 1956) is a former Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference between 2016 and 2022. He spent his early career in his native Jilin province, before being transferred to work in Xinjiang in 2004, where he served as regional organization chief, deputy party chief, and political commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Biography

Han was born in Jiutai County (now Jiutai District of Changchun), Jilin province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1976, the year Mao died. After the Cultural Revolution he studied law at Jilin University.

In his earlier career, Han was a clerk with the provincial prosecution agency of Jilin, then a deputy district prosecutor in Changchun, the provincial capital. He then worked for the provincial prosecution agency. He served as deputy mayor of Yulin, Shaanxi, then head prosecutor of Songyuan, then deputy head prosecutor of Jilin province, then deputy secretary of the provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, provincial director of supervision, and other positions. He earned an on-the-job graduate degree in international political studies at the CCP Central Party School.

In July 2004 he was moved to Xinjiang to serve on the CCP Provincial Standing Committee and head of the regional Organization Department. In December 2010 he was named deputy regional party chief. In November 2012, he was named an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

In April 2015, he replaced Che Jun as the Political Commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. He served in the role for less than a year, before being transferred to Shaanxi to become Chairman of the provincial committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[2]^[3]

Downfall

On 19 October 2023, he was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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]

On 22 April 2024, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.^[5]

References

^ 中国共产党第十八届中央委员会候补委员名单. Xinhua. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
^ Xin, Wen (25 October 2021). "Shaanxi political advisory body opens session". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ 韩勇接替车俊任新疆生产建设兵团政委. Tencent. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
^ "Former provincial political advisor under investigation". Chinadaily.com. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "Former senior political advisor expelled from CPC". Chinadaily.com. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

Party political offices
Preceded by Zhou Yuan	Head of the Organization Department of the CCP Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee 2004–2013	Succeeded by Ma Xuejun [zh]
Preceded by Yang Gang	Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2012–2016	Succeeded by Sun Jinlong
Military offices
Preceded by Che Jun	Political Commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps 2015–2016	Succeeded by Sun Jinlong
Government offices
Preceded by Ma Zhongping [zh]	Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 2016–2022	Succeeded by Xu Xinrong