Hou Fengqi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hou.
Hou Fengqi
侯凤岐
Communist Party Secretary of Wuhai
In office
May 2013 – November 2015
Preceded byBao Changqing[1]
Succeeded bySong Liang[2]
Mayor of Wuhai
In office
January 2009 – May 2013
Preceded byBai Xiangqun
Succeeded byBao Gang
Personal details
BornMarch 1962 (age 62)
Fugu County, Shaanxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseYang Xiu'e
Alma materBaotou Junior Normal College
Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Hou Fengqi (simplified Chinese: 侯凤岐; traditional Chinese: 侯鳳岐; pinyin: Hòu Fèngqí; born March 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in the cities of Bayannur and Wuhai, in north China's Inner Mongolia.[3][4] He was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in November 2015. Previously he served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Wuhai.[5] In October 2017, he was sentenced to 17 years for accepting bribes and holding a huge amount of property from an unidentified source.

Career

Born in March 1962, he studied and then worked as Secretary of Youth League Branch at Baotou Junior Normal College. From August 1983 to September 1989 he worked in the 208 geological prospecting brigade of Baotou Nuclear Industry. In September 1989 he was accepted to Huazhong University of Science and Technology and graduated in July 1991. After graduation, he was assigned to the Propaganda Department of CHINADA Inner Mongolia Committee, where he worked there until June 1996. In June 1996 he was vice-mayor of Linhe, two years later he was promoted to become deputy secretary-general of Bayannur. He was a member of the CHINADA Bayannur Standing Committee and Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Linhe District from July 2004 to November 2006. Then he was promoted to become executive vice-mayor, a position he held until February 2008, when he was transferred to Wuhai and appointed Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary. In May 2013 he became the CCP Committee Secretary, and served until November 2015.[6]

Downfall

On November 20, 2015, he was suspected of "serious violations of discipline", said one-sentence statement issued by the ruling Chinese Communist Party's internal control body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).[7] On November 26, he was removed from his posts for involvement in corruption.[8][9]

In October 2017, he was sentenced to 17 years for accepting bribes and holding a huge amount of property from an unidentified source. Hou's wife Yang Xiu'e (杨秀娥) was also sentenced to 3 years.[10] And his superior Bai Xiangqun was put under investigation in April 2018.[11]

References

  1. ^ 候凤岐任乌海市委书记 鲍常青不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2013-05-22. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  2. ^ 内蒙古交通厅长宋亮调任乌海市委书记 前任已落马. sohu (in Chinese). 2015-11-28.
  3. ^ "Hou Fengqi Visits Shenwu". shenwu.com.cn. 2015-07-11.
  4. ^ 侯凤岐被调查引发舆论强烈关注. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2012-12-02. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Three local officials under graft investigation". Xinhua News. 2015-11-25.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Wuhai Wanda Plaza stages groundbreaking ceremony". wanda-group.com. 2013-08-22.
  7. ^ 内蒙古自治区乌海市市委书记侯凤岐接受组织调查. CCDI (in Chinese). 2015-11-20. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  8. ^ 乌海市召开全市干部大会 宣布自治区党委关于乌海市委主要领导职务任免的决定. wuhaixw.com (in Chinese). 2015-11-27.
  9. ^ 内蒙乌海原书记侯凤岐被双开：与他人有不正当性关系. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 2017-02-19.
  10. ^ 乌海市原市委书记侯凤岐一审获刑十七年 其妻子同时被判缓刑. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 2017-10-13. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  11. ^ 内蒙古"大老虎"白向群落马 其4名下属已陆续被抓. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-04-25.
Government offices
Preceded by Mayor of Wuhai
2009–2013 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by
Bao Changqing (鲍常青)
 Communist Party Secretary of Wuhai
2013–2015 		Succeeded by
Song Liang (宋亮)