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Jiao Lansheng
Jiao Lansheng
焦兰生
Chairman of Yangjiang Municipal People's Congress
	In office; January 2019 – May 2021
Preceded by	Chen Xiaoshan [zh]
Succeeded by	Feng Ling [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Yangjiang
	In office; October 2018 – May 2021
Deputy	Wen Zhanbin [zh] (mayor)
Preceded by	Chen Xiaoshan [zh]
Succeeded by	Lin Daoping [zh]
Mayor of Zhongshan
	In office; May 2016 – October 2018
Party Secretary	Chen Rugui; Chen Xudong [zh]
Preceded by	Chen Liangxian [zh]
Succeeded by	Wei Weihan
Personal details
Born	May 1962 (age 62); Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1985–2023; expelled)
Alma mater	Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology; Sun Yat-sen University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	焦兰生
Traditional Chinese	焦蘭生
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiāo Lánshēng

Jiao Lansheng (Chinese: 焦兰生; born May 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in south China's Guangdong province. As of November 2022 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as party secretary of Yangjiang and mayor of Zhongshan.

He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

Jiao was born in Lanzhou, Gansu, in May 1962, while his ancestral home in Changyuan, Henan.^[1] After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he was accepted to Xi'an Institute of Metallurgical Architecture (now Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology), where he majored in industrial and civil buildings.^[1]

Political career

After university in 1982, Jiao worked at China Nonferrous Metals Third Construction Company and then the Zhuhai Real Estate Development Management Office.^[1]

Jiao joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1985.^[1] He got involved in politics in October 1993, when he was appointed deputy director of the Zhuhai Municipal Infrastructure Land Development Management Center.^[1] He assumed various administrative and political roles in Zhuhai, including director of Zhuhai Environmental Protection Bureau (2001–2004), director of Zhuhai Lingang Industrial Zone Management Committee (2004–2006), director of Zhuhai Gaolangang Economic Zone Management Committee (2006–2008), party secretary of Doumen District (2008–2012), chairman of the People's Congress of Doumen District (2008–2012), and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Zhuhai Municipal Committee (2011–2014).^[1] He also served as vice mayor of Yangjiang from December 2013 to April 2016.^[1]

In April 2016, he was named acting mayor of Zhongshan, confirmed in the following month.^[1]

In October 2018, he was recalled to Yangjiang. He was appointed party secretary, concurrently serving as chairman of its People's Congress.^[2]^[3]

Investigation

On 7 November 2022, he has been placed under investigation for "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] Wei Weihan, his successor in Zhongshan, was disgraced on 19 April 2024.^[5]

On 6 April 2023, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.^[6] He was detained by the Dongguan People's Procuratorate on May 8.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (23 January 2017). 中山新一届市长、副市长简历(市长焦兰生). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ Yi Yi (伊一) (18 October 2018). 中山市长焦兰生调任阳江市委书记陈小山不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (19 January 2019). 焦兰生当选阳江市人大常委会主任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ 广东省阳江市委原书记焦兰生接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (19 April 2024). 广东厅官危伟汉被查：连续两任中山市长先后落马. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ Liu Yilong (刘艺龙) (6 April 2023). 曾与“老虎”搭班子的市委原书记被“双开”，通报现罕见表述. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ Wang Hui (王卉) (8 May 2023). 广东省阳江市委原书记焦兰生等3名厅官被决定逮捕. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 April 2024.

Government offices
Preceded by Chen Liangxian [zh]	Mayor of Zhongshan 2016–2018	Succeeded by Wei Weihan
Party political offices
Preceded by Chen Xiaoshan	Communist Party Secretary of Yangjiang 2018–2021	Succeeded by Lin Daoping
Assembly seats
Preceded by Chen Xiaoshan [zh]	Chairman of Yangjiang Municipal People's Congress 2019–2021	Succeeded by Feng Ling [zh]