Yang Fasen

Yang Fasen
杨发森
Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
May 2023 – October 2024
Preceded byWang Linhu [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Ürümqi
In office
25 October 2021 – 13 May 2023
DeputyMemtimin Qadir (mayor)
Yahefu Paidula (mayor)
Preceded byXu Hairong [zh]
Succeeded byHe Zhongyou
Communist Party Secretary of Hotan
In office
February 2018 – October 2021
DeputyEziz Musa (governor)
Preceded byNiu Xuexing
Succeeded byLiu Chen
Personal details
BornFebruary 1971 (age 53)
Gulang County, Gansu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materParty School of the CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1990–1994
Unit36107 Army
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáng Fāsēn

Yang Fasen (Chinese: 杨发森; born February 1971) is a Chinese politician who served as secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Qinghai Provincial Committee from 2023 to 2024. He previously served as the vice chairman of Xinjiang, party secretary of Ürümqi and Hotan.[1]

Biography

Yang was born in Gulang County, Gansu, in February 1971. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in December 1990, serving until March 1994. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1993.[citation needed]

Yang studied briefly at the Party School in Aksu Prefecture before being assigned to Kumbash Township as an official in December 1994. He moved up the ranks to become party secretary in November 1999. After a short term as party secretary of Yiganqi Township, he was promoted to vice governor of Aksu Prefecture in September 2005, and then served as deputy party secretary between December 2008 and September 2010. In September 2010, he was appoint party secretary of Baicheng County. It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a county. After this office was terminated in July 2014, he became party secretary of Kuqa County, serving until December 2016. He became deputy secretary of Hotan in December 2016, and then party secretary, the top political position in the prefecture, beginning in February 2018. He concurrently served as vice chairman of Xinjiang since March 2021. On October 21, he was unanimously chosen as party secretary of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang, becoming the youngest man to hold the position of top official in a provincial capital.[2][3] He was also admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee, the region's top authority.[3]

In 2022, he was elected as an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee. He was appointed as secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Qinghai Provincial Committee in May 2023.[4]

Downfall

On 14 October 2024, Yang turned himself in and is cooperating with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and National Commission of Supervision for investigation of "suspected violations of disciplines and laws".[5]

Honors and awards

  • June 2015 Title of National Excellent Party Secretary in a County[6]

References

  1. ^ Zhu Xuesen (朱学森) (25 October 2021). 杨发森任新疆乌鲁木齐市委书记. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ "China's new strategies to control Uyghurs include community policing, targeting users of Mobile app Zapya". bignewsnetwork.com. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Zhang Di (张迪) (26 October 2021). “70后”杨发森任乌鲁木齐市委书记 东突曾扬言报复他. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ Huairang, Yue (16 May 2023). "新疆党委原常委杨发森已跨省份调任青海省委常委、政法委书记" [Yang Fasen, former member of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Party Committee, has been transferred across provinces to serve as member of the Standing Committee of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee]. The Paper. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Senior official in Northwest China under probe". Chinadaily. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ Yang Ting (杨婷) (30 June 2015). 授权发布:中组部关于表彰全国优秀县委书记的决定. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Niu Xuexing
Communist Party Secretary of Hotan
2018–2021
Succeeded by
Liu Chen
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Ürümqi
2021–present
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
2023–2024
Succeeded by
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