Cheng Kejie

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.
Cheng Kejie
成克杰
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
16 March 1998 – 21 April 2000
ChairmanLi Peng
Chairman of the Government of Guangxi
In office
January 1993 – January 1998
Preceded byWei Chunshu
Succeeded byLi Zhaozhuo
Personal details
Born(1933-11-13)13 November 1933
Shanglin County, Guangxi, China
Died14 September 2000(2000-09-14) (aged 66)
Beijing
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1954–2000, expelled)
Alma materNorthern Jiaotong University

Cheng Kejie (Chinese: 成克杰; 13 November 1933 – 14 September 2000) was a Chinese government official who was executed for bribery.[1]

Biography

Cheng was born in Guangxi, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1954, rising to become governor of Guangxi region and vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Cheng was involved with Li Ping, (described as his mistress)[2] and was convicted of corruption along with her. It is alleged that the two spent the money gained from corruption for gambling in Macau. Li was sentenced to life imprisonment.[3][4] K. Thomas Liaw estimates that 95 percent of China's convicted corrupt officials had mistresses. According to Liaw, Cheng and Li had decided to divorce their respective spouses and get married and that Cheng had taken a bribe of Renminbi 40 million to fund their marriage.[5]

Cheng Kejie is the only party and state leader in the history of the People's Republic of China who has been executed by the judicial authorities so far.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cheng Kejie Sentenced to Death for Bribery". People's Daily. 31 July 2000. Accessed 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ John B. Kidd; Frank-Jürgen Richter (2003). Fighting Corruption in Asia: Causes, Effects and Remedies. World Scientific. p. 195. ISBN 978-981-279-539-7. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. ^ Robert Harris (2003). Political Corruption: In Beyond the Nation State. Routledge. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-415-23556-3. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b BBC News Asia-Pacific. 9 August 2000.
  5. ^ a b K. Thomas Liaw (19 October 2007). Investment Banking and Investment Opportunities in China: A Comprehensive Guide for Finance Professionals. John Wiley & Sons. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-470-17383-1. Retrieved 24 March 2013.