Li Xinhua

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Xinhua
李新华
Deputy General Manager of China National Petroleum Corporation
In office
April 2007 – July 2013
ChairmanJiang Jiemin
Vice-Governor of Yunnan
In office
January 2003 – April 2007
GovernorXu Rongkai→Qin Guangrong
Personal details
BornJanuary 1953 (age 71)
Qidong County, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materKunming University of Science and Technology
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李新華
Simplified Chinese李新华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Xīnhuá

Li Xinhua (Chinese: 李新华; born January 1953) is a retired Chinese oil executive and politician who served as deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) from 2007 to 2013 and vice-governor of Yunnan from 2003 to 2007. He has retired for almost six years. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in March 2019.[1][2]

Early life and education

Li was born in Qidong County, Hunan, in January 1953. In March 1969, he enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), serving in the Yunnan Production and Construction Corps. In March 1972, he entered Kunming Institute of Technology (now Kunming University of Science and Technology), where he graduated in September 1975.

Career

Beginning in 1975, he served in several posts in Yunnan Natural Gas Chemical Plant, including secretary of the Youth League Committee, workshop director, deputy director, and director. After the institutional reform, he served as chairman, general manager and deputy party chief of Yunnan Natural Gas Group Co., Ltd.. He rose to become party chief in June 1995.

He began his political career in April 2002, when he was appointed assistant governor of Yunnan. In January of the following year, he was installed as vice-governor. He was deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in April 2007, and held that office until his retirement in July 2013.

Investigation

On March 22, 2019, he has come under investigation 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, said in a statement on their website, without elaborating.[3] His superior in China National Petroleum Corporation, chairman Jiang Jiemin, was removed from his post and came under investigation for corruption in September 2013.[4] His superior, governor Qin Guangrong, turned himself in to the government and was placed under investigation on May 9, 2019.[5][6]

On April 23, 2020, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Former CNPC vice general manager under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Three more CNPC officials under investigation". South China Morning Post. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ 中国石油天然气集团有限公司原党组成员、副总经理李新华接受审查调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ Buckley, Chris; Ansfield, Jonathan (1 September 2013). "Senior Chinese Official Falls Under Scrutiny as Some Point to Larger Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. ^ Matt Ho (9 May 2019). "Former Communist Party boss of Yunnan Qin Guangrong investigated for corruption". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  6. ^ "云南省委原书记秦光荣接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查". Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  7. ^ 行贿秦光荣20次的许雷受审！曾任云南省副省长的李新华被公诉！. sina (in Chinese). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.