Zhou Jiankun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.
Zhou Jiankun
周建琨
Vice Chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
January 2020 – January 2023
ChairmanLiu Xiaokai
Personal details
BornJune 1960 (age 64)
Ye County, Henan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1984–2023; expelled)
Alma materGuizhou University of Finance and Economics
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Zhou Jiankun (Chinese: 周建琨; pinyin: Zhōu Jiànkūn; born June 1960) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southwest China's Guizhou province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in November 2022. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Early life and education

Zhou was born in Ye County, Henan, in June 1960.[1] Between August 1977 and October 1978, he was a sent-down youth in Guiding County.[1] In 1978, he entered Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, where he majored in industrial economy.[1]

Career

After graduating in 1982, he was assigned to the Economic Research Office of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefectural People's Government, and worked until October 1995.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1984. After a short term as deputy party secretary of Weng'an County, he was transferred to Duyun as vice mayor in January 1997.[1] In November 1997, he became deputy party secretary of Duyun, rising to party secretary in May 2001.[1] He also served as mayor from March 1998 to May 2001.[1] In July 2001, he was admitted to member of the CCP Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefectural Committee, the prefecture's top authority.[1]

He was deputy director of Guizhou Provincial Economic and Trade Commission (later reshuffled as Guizhou Provincial Economic and Information Technology Commission) in October 2006 and subsequently deputy secretary-general of Guizhou Provincial People's Government in February 2011.[1]

He became mayor of Anshun in December 2011, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in March 2013. In November 2016, he was assigned to the similar position in Bijie.[2] He concurrently served as chairman of its People's Congress from January 2017 to November 2020. He took the position of vice chairman of the Jilin Provincial Committee the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body, in January 2020.[3]

Downfall

On 27 November 2022, Zhou 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 9 June 2023, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.[5][6]

On 26 March 2024, he stood trial at the First Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing on charges of taking bribes. Prosecutors accused Zhou of taking advantage of his different positions in Guizhou between 1999 and 2022 to seek profits for various companies and individuals in business operations, project contracting, project approval and other matters from 1999 to 2022, and accepted money and valuables worth over 108 million yuan (about 15.22 million U.S. dollars) in return.[7] he was sentenced to life in prison on charges of accepting bribes by the First Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing.[7] He was deprived of political rights for life, and all of his personal property will be confiscated.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Shi Lanlan (石兰兰) (27 March 2013). 周建琨接替陈坚任安顺市委书记 王术君提名市长(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ 贵州毕节市委书记调整：周建琨履新，陈志刚卸任. thepaper (in Chinese). 17 November 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (19 January 2017). 黄家培、周建琨当选贵州政协副主席 孙国强、班程农不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ 贵州省政协副主席、党组副书记周建琨涉嫌严重违纪违法接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Former senior political advisor of Guizhou expelled from Party, public office". news.cn. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Two former officials removed for corruption". Chinadaily.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Former senior political advisor of China's Guizhou sentenced to life imprisonment". news.cn. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by Mayor of Anshun
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Anshun
2013–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Bijie
2016–2021 		Succeeded by