Li Jinzao

Li Jinzao
李金早
Vice-Minister of Culture and Tourism of China
In office
March 2018 – 4 September 2020
PremierLi Keqiang
MinisterLuo Shugang
Chairman of the China National Tourism Administration
In office
October 2014 – March 2018
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byShao Qiwei
Succeeded byPosition revoked
Vice-Minister of Commerce
In office
October 2011 – October 2014
PremierLi Keqiang
MinisterChen Deming→Gao Hucheng
Executive Vice-Governor of Guangxi
In office
January 2008 – October 2011
GovernorMa Biao
Preceded byGuo Shengkun
Succeeded byHuang Daowei
Vice-Governor of Guangxi
In office
September 2003 – January 2008
GovernorLu Bing→Ma Biao
Director of the Development and Reform Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
In office
April 2003 – November 2004
Communist Party Secretary of Guilin
In office
December 2001 – October 2002
Preceded byJiang Xinghe
Succeeded byMo Yongqing
Mayor of Guilin
In office
October 1998 – February 2002
Preceded byCai Yonglun
Succeeded byMo Yongqing
Personal details
BornJanuary 1958 (age 66)
Xiantao, Hubei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (expelled; 1976-2021)
Alma materZhongnan University of Economics and Law
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Jinzao (Chinese: 李金早; pinyin: Lǐ Jīnzǎo; born January 1958) is a former Chinese politician. As of July 2020 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-graft body. Previously he served as vice-minister of Culture and Tourism of China.[1]

He was a delegate to the 16th and 17th and is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a deputy to the 9th and 10th and is a deputy to the 11th National People's Congress. He is a member of the 13th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Li was born in January 1958 in Xiantao, Hubei. After the Cultural Revolution, he studied, then taught, at what is now Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. In 1984 he earned a master's degree in economic from Wuhan University. After university, he was assigned to the Ministry of Finance. In October 1988 he received his doctor's degree in economic from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In October 1988, he joined the State Planning Commission.

In August 1996, he was transferred to Guilin, capital of Guangxi, where he was appointed vice-mayor, party chief of Qixing District and party chief of Guilin High-Tech Development Zone. He was promoted to mayor in October 1998. In December 2001 he was promoted again to become party chief. He became vice-governor of Guangxi in September 2003, and served until January 2008.

In October 2011 he was transferred to Beijing and appointed vice-minister of Commerce.[2] In October 2014 he became chairman and party branch secretary of the China National Tourism Administration. After the institutional reform, he served as the vice-minister of vice-minister of Culture and Tourism in March 2018.[3]

Investigation

On July 29, 2020, he has been placed under investigation for serious violations of laws and regulations by the party's disciplinary body. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement on its website, without elaborating.[4] On September 4, he has been removed from the post of vice minister of Culture and Tourism.[5]

On January 25, 2021, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and removed from public office.[6] On 21 October, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Shenyang on charges of taking bribes.[7] Prosecutors accused Li of taking advantage of his different positions in both Guangxi and Beijing between 1996 and 2020 to seek profits for various companies and individuals in qualification approval, platform preparation, project contracting and job promotion.[7] In return, he accepted money and property worth over 65.5 million yuan ($10.24 million).[7]

On April 26, 2022, he was eventually sentenced to a 15-year jail and fined 6 million yuan for taking bribes.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism under investigation". people.cn. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ Ma Xueling (马学玲) (16 November 2011). 广西副主席李金早调任商务部副部长(图/简历). chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Former CNTA Chairman Li Jinzao appointed as Vice Minister of the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism". china-outbound.com. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ 文化和旅游部党组副书记、副部长李金早接受中央纪委国家监委审查调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Vice minister removed from post following probe". xinhuanet. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. ^ Aybek Askhar (25 January 2021). "Former tourism vice-minister expelled from CPC over bribe allegations". Chinadaily. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (21 October 2021). 文化和旅游部原副部长李金早被控受贿6500余万元. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ Ma Jinlu (马金露) (26 April 2022). 文旅部原副部长李金早受贿一审获刑15年. hexun.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
Government offices
Preceded by
Cai Yonglun (蔡永伦)
 Mayor of Guilin
1998-2002 		Succeeded by
Mo Yongqing (莫永清)
Preceded by
Yang Daoxi (杨道喜)
 Director of the Development and Reform Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
2003-2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Executive Vice-Governor of Guangxi
2008-2011 		Succeeded by
Huang Daowei (黄道伟)
Preceded by
Shao Qiwei (邵琪伟)
 Chairman of the China National Tourism Administration
2014-2018 		Succeeded by
Position revoked
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jiang Xinghe (姜兴和)
 Communist Party Secretary of Guilin
2001-2002 		Succeeded by
Mo Yongqing (莫永清)