Shang Liguang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shang.
Shang Liguang
商黎光
Specifically-designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi
In office
November 2021 – September 2023
Party SecretaryLan Fo'an
Preceded byLan Fo'an
Succeeded byZhang Chunlin [zh]
Personal details
BornNovember 1963 (age 60–61)
Julu County, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materXingtai Finance and Trade School
Inner Mongolia Normal University
Nanyang Technological University
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Shang Liguang (Chinese: 商黎光; pinyin: Shāng Líguāng; born November 1963) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in north China's Shanxi province. He entered the workforce in September 1981, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1984. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in September 2023.[1] Previously he served as Specifically designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi.

He was a representative of the 19th and 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education

Shang was born in Julu County, Hebei, in November 1963.

Career

After graduating from Xingtai Finance and Trade School in 1981, he was assigned as a statistician at the Bureau of Statistics of Pingxiang County, and rose to deputy director in March 1984.

He was transferred to Xingtai Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection in October 1987, and three years later was transferred again to Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. He moved up the ranks to become secretary-general in October 2003 and executive deputy party secretary in November 2010.

In March 2013, he was named acting mayor of Qinhuangdao, confirmed in the following month.[2] He was chosen as party secretary of Cangzhou, the top political position in the city, in September 2014.[2]

In November 2016, he was appointed secretary-general and was also admitted to member of the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[3] He was made secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission in June 2017, in addition to serving as Specifically designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi since October 2021.[4][5]

Downfall

On 5 September 2023, 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.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Senior Provincial Official Stung in Corruption Crackdown". caixinglobal.com. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b 河北秦皇岛市长商黎光调任沧州市委书记，原书记另有任用. thepaper (in Chinese). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ Zhang Shuhui (张淑会); Dong Da (董达) (29 November 2016). 新任河北省委常委商黎光兼任省委秘书长职务. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (14 June 2017). 商黎光任山西省委政法委书记 黄晓薇不再兼任(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (19 October 2017). 商黎光任山西省委副书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ Yang, Zekun (5 September 2023). "Deputy Party secretary in Shanxi under investigation". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (5 September 2023). 山西省委副书记商黎光接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
Government offices
Preceded by Mayor of Qinhuangdao
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Cangzhou
2014–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary-general of Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
2016–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
2017–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Specifically-designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi
2021–2023 		Succeeded by