Convicted of abuse of power, bribery, leaking state secrets; further accused of loss of state assets, unduly aiding interests of family, friends, and mistresses; adultery with illicit sexual transactions[1]
Expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison
Violating "political rules", aiding business interests of wife, adultery, convicted on charges of bribery, abuse of power, and illegally obtaining state and party secrets[4]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison
Abuse of power, upstaging decisions made by consensus, selling offices for cash, leading responsibility for corrupt behavior of subordinates;[5] Convicted on charges of abuse of power, amassing wealth of unclear origin, and taking bribes worth 116 million yuan (~$17 million)[6]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison
Wavered on belief system, betrayed party principles, became ostentatious and privileged, sought benefits for his relatives' businesses and accepted valuable gifts, engaged in power-for-sex transactions, became lazy and bureaucratic, abuse of power, leaked organizational secrets
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison
"National leaders" refer to "leaders of the party and state" (Chinese: 党和国家领导人).
Abuse of power, soliciting bribes, unduly assisting others in obtaining advertising rights, processing policing cases, and obtaining hukou documentation; convicted of taking bribes equivalent of 21.98 million yuan (~$3.11 million)[8]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison[9]
Violating political rules and political discipline, voicing opinions contrary to the party center on "major matters", obstructing investigation, engaging in "non-organizational activities", using public funds to host receptions and meals, frequenting private clubs, failure to control family members from using his position for personal gain, privately holding and leaking state secrets, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress; convicted on charges of accepting bribes of 40.01 million yuan (~$5.72 million)[13]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison[14]
Taking part in non-organizational activities, attempting to influence the work placement and promotion of his son, illegally occupying public property, changing his itinerary while on foreign trips, wasting public funds, taking part in very expensive entertainment activities, taken gifts and cash, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison
Former Party Secretary of Liaoning and Jilin Provinces
Member of the Central Committee
Provincial
Violating political rules and political discipline, leading responsibility for negligence during provincial vote-buying scandal, undermining and violating the Eight-point Regulation, using public funds to wine and dine, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress; convicted on charges of dereliction of duty, abuse of power and taking bribes worth 146 million yuan (~$20.85 million)[17]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party,[18] sentenced to life in prison
Bribery, undermining the party unity, engaging in superstitious activities, made groundless criticisms of the Party's key policies, obstructed the investigation into his own wrongdoing, improperly assisted associates in the promotion process, let his son take advantage of his position to seek economic benefit.
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party,[19][20] sentenced to 12 years in prison
Accepted bribes, long took part in "superstitious activities", frequented private clubs, accused of allowing certain officials to pick official posts and regardless of their problems, responded passively and perfunctorily to major decisions by the CPC Central Committee, committed dereliction of duty, lost his political stance, made groundless criticisms of the Party's key policies, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison
Accepting bribes personally and through his family, furthering business interests of brother, engaging in "superstitious activities", wasting government resources; convicted of abuse of power and taking bribes of over 39.79 million yuan (~$6.27 million)
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years in prison.[23]
Taking bribes personally and through family, abuse of power to obtain benefits for friends and family; abuse of power in promotion for subordinates; caused loss of state assets.[24]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in prison
Taking bribes in exchange for promotions, abuse of power to aid in business interests of relatives and associates,[26] did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 14 years and 6 months in prison
Violating "political rules", Publishing opinions contrary to party line, nepotism, accepting bribes, using official vehicle for private reasons, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 11 years in prison[25]
Interfering with the market economy, made groundless criticisms of the Party's key policies, interfering with law enforcement, taking cash gifts, factionalism, membership in private clubs, lived a life of luxury and pleasure seeking, did not retreat from her actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years in prison[28]
Demoted to Sub-Department-Director level (futingji), expelled from the party
Note: Provincial-level party chiefs, governors, and Congress and Consultative Conference Chairs are of equal administrative rank as a minister of the state; similarly, vice-ministers have the same rank as sub-provincial level officials; Central Committee membership, does not, in and of itself, carry an administrative rank.
Abuse of power, illegally possessing public assets, facilitating illicit sexual transactions, taking gifts and cash, frequenting private clubs, playing golf, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress;[29] Convicted for taking bribes worth 43.21 million yuan (~$6.17 million)
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 17 years in prison[30]
Shallow sense of the duties of a party member, long took part in "superstitious activities", accepted bribes, and promoted the business interests of his relatives and associates, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[31]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison
Convicted on taking bribes worth 3.76 million yuan (~$540,000); interfered in inspection work, and violated state-owned enterprise corporate governance rules
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 6 years in prison
Vice-chairman of Hubei Provincial People's Political Consultative Conference
Former Hubei province of Director of Agriculture
Sub-provincial
Convicted on charges of abuse of power, taking bribes worth 2.83 million yuan (~$470,000), and causing 610 million loss in state assets (~$84.5 million), "morally depraved"[36][37]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 17 years in prison
Violating political discipline, violating Eight-point Regulation, violating life discipline, "outlook on the world, life and values" were severely twisted, long took part in "superstitious activities", "morally bankrupt", immoderately engaging in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, having intervened in market economic activities and judicial affairs, using public funds for his own recreational activities, bribery and abuse of power, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party,[39] sentenced to life in prison
Former Prosecutor General of Shanghai People's Procuratorate
Sub-provincial
Violated Eight-point Regulation, played golf, long took part in "superstitious activities", breaching probity and organizational discipline, bribery, a typical instance of "did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress"
Expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison
Violated Eight-point Regulation, membership in private clubs, falsifying age, factionalism, engaging in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions; Convicted for taking bribes worth 125 million yuan (~$18.66 million) and contributing to loss of state assets, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[41]
Removed from all posts, Expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison
Interfering in inspection work, long took part in "superstitious activities", occupying hotel room for personal use, engaging in power-for-sex transactions;[42] Convicted for taking bribes worth 55.39 million yuan (~$7.91 million)
Expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison[43]
Dined out and travelled using public funds, frequented private clubs; violated regulations when promoting subordinates, abuse of power, bribery through wife and children; condoning activities of son; illicit sexual transactions, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[46]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 14 years in prison
Violates political discipline, membership in private clubs, plays golf, long took part in "superstitious activities", engaged in money-for-sex transactions, bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[47]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison
Participated in a provincial canvassing vote-buying, bribery, liberally sold offices for cash, obtained pecuniary during making arrangements of a funeral
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 16 years in prison
Abuse of power, giving bribes, adultery; Convicted on taking bribes worth 13.39 million yuan ($~1.91 million), and amassing wealth of unclear origin, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison[67]
Falsifying age, abuse of power, bribery, adultery, interfering with investigation, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[68]
Expelled from the party, sentenced to 12 years in prison
Bribery, engaged in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, long took part in "superstitious activities", membership in private clubs, lived a life of luxury and pleasure seeking, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[75]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison
Abuse of power, adultery; convicted on charges of accepting bribes worth 104.8 million yuan (~$14.97 million) and redirecting public funds worth 400 million yuan (~$57 million)[76]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison
Vice Chairman of the Henan Provincial People's Congress
Former Vice Governor of Henan
Sub-provincial
Bribery, took monetary gifts, wasted public resources, abuse of power, adultery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[80]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in prison
Vice Chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Political Consultative Conference
Former Head of the Organization Department of the Zhejiang Party Committee
Sub-provincial
Bribery, accepting golf rounds paid for by others, abuse of power, adultery, obstruction of investigation, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[85]
Expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years in prison
Violating Political rules and organizational discipline, abuse of power, bribery, expense claim violations, took on other part-time positions, using public funds to play golf, embezzlement, adultery
Removed from all posts; expelled from the party,[86] sentenced to 14 years in prison
Using official vehicle for personal reasons, used public funds for food, lodging, and travelling, bribery, adultery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[88]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 18 years in prison
Membership in private clubs, made speeches that went against the CPC Central Committee on key issues, accepting bribes, long took part in "superstitious activities", "morally bankrupt", immoderately engaging in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[15]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison
Bribery, engaging in superstitious activities, playing golf, changing his itinerary to play golf while on foreign trips, stacking insurance system with relatives and friends, occupying the company's activities room for personal use, pursuit of luxury, selling office space for below market value[96]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 11 years in prison[97]
Disloyalty to the party, breaching political and organizational discipline, interfering with law enforcement, being dishonest and obstruction of investigation[98]
Removed from all posts, demoted to sub-department-level (futingji)[99]
Violated political discipline, violated Eight-point Regulation, violated organizational discipline, long took part in "superstitious activities", engaged in political opportunism and careerism, bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to life in prison
Vice Chairman of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Former Police Commissioner, Tianjin Public Security Bureau
Sub-provincial
Abuse of power, inappropriate expense claims, giving and accepting bribes, embezzlement, redirecting public funds for illicit use, adultery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[100]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to death sentence with two-year reprieve without commutation or parole
Accepting bribes, playing golf, changing schedules for overseas business trips to stay extra days abroad, membership in private clubs, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party,[102] sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison
Violating the Eight-point Regulation, bribery, advancing business interests of wife, playing golf rounds paid for by others, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[104]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 13 years in prison
Not carrying out decisions made by the [party] organization, seeking promotion for his son, purchasing real estate which "contravened the interests of the state", illegally procured bonuses, bribery, obstructing investigation, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress[105]
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced on 11 years and 6 months in prison
Violated Eight-point Regulation, engaged in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 14 years in prison
Accepted bribes worth 36.19 million yuan, engaged in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, violated the "Eight-point Regulation" and unrepentant
Expelled from the party, sentenced to 14 years in prison
Violated Eight-point Regulation, long took part in "superstitious activities", played golf, lived a life of luxury and pleasure seeking, engaged in money-for-sex and power-for-sex transactions, bribery, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison
Former Vice-chairman of the Inner Mongolia People's Political Consultative Conference
Former Vice-chairman of the Inner Mongolia
Former Director of Public Security Department of Inner Mongolia
Sub-provincial
Murder, aid in the promotion and business activities of associates, and "illegally possessed bullets and guns", "severely violated socialist morality by engaging in adultery", and took bribes
Expelled from the party, sentenced to death and executed
Violated political discipline, organization discipline and life discipline; bribery, concealing offshore deposits, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 20 years in prison
Deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China
Sub-provincial
Taking bribes worth 25.33 million yuan, playing golf, changing his itinerary while on foreign trips, did not retreat from his actions even after the 18th Party Congress
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to 15 years in prison
Vice-chairman of Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Former Director of the Shaanxi Development and Reform Commission
Sub-provincial
Taking bribes
Removed from all posts, expelled from the party, sentenced to eleven years in prison[114]
^ abcThese are positions held at the time the investigation was initiated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; relevant former posts are indicated as such.
Generals of the military
Cai Guangliao, major general, deputy director of the Social and Legislative Committee of the Guangdong People's Political Consultative Conference
Guo Yipin, vice-mayor of Luoyang, went into hiding upon learning that he might be under investigation; later arrested
Jia Xiaoye, Zhou Yongkang's wife. She was sentenced to 9 years in prison for taking bribes, influence-using bribery by the Intermediate People's Court in Yichang on June 15, 2016
Jiang Zunyu, head of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Shenzhen; sentenced to life in prison but denied most of the charges against him
Li Huabo, a former local official in Poyang county, Jiangxi Province. Evaded Chinese authorities and went to Singapore in 2011, and deported from Singapore in 2015. Li was sentenced to life in prison for corruption worth 94 million yuan by the Intermediate People's Court in Shangrao on January 23, 2017
Ma Chaoqun, a municipal water works administrator from Qinhuangdao. Gained notoriety because millions of dollars of bribes were located in his apartment during an investigation by the authorities
Qu Songzhi, Li Chuncheng's wife, former director of the Red Cross Society of Chengdu. She was sentenced to seven years in prison for taking bribes on January 8, 2016
Tao Yuchun, a former senior executive of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). On September 27, 2016, Tao was sentenced to 23 years in prison for corruption worth 46 million yuan, embezzle public funds worth 9 million yuan, illegal profits for relatives, abuse power by the Intermediate People's Court in Zhuhai
Wang Guoqiang, a former Party chief of Fengcheng city in northeast China's Liaoning Province . Evaded Chinese authorities and went to overseas countries in 2012, and deported from the United States in 2014. Wang was sentenced to 8 years in prison for taking bribes worth 9.59 million yuan and unidentified huge property by the Intermediate People's Court in Shenyang on January 23, 2017
Wei Pengyuan, a former deputy director of the National Energy Administration's coal department. Gained notoriety because worth over 200 million yuan of cash of bribes were found in his house in Beijing in 2014. On October 17, 2016, Wei was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve without commutation or parole when the sentence was automatically reduced to life imprisonment for taking bribes worth 211.7 million yuan and unidentified 131 million yuan property by the Intermediate People's Court in Baoding
Yang Xiuzhu (female), former deputy director of Zhejiang Construction Department and deputy mayor of Wenzhou. Evaded Chinese authorities and went to overseas countries in 2003, and deported from the United States in 2016
Yu Tieyi, a former deputy manager of the supply division of the Longmay Mining Holding Group. On October 21, 2016, Yu was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve without commutation or parole when the sentence was automatically reduced to life imprisonment for taking bribes worth 306.8 million yuan by the Intermediate People's Court of Heilongjiang Forest Region in Harbin
Zhong Shijian, Guangdong party discipline official who was himself investigated
Zhou Bin, Zhou Yongkang's son. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison for taking bribes, influence-using bribery, unlawful business operation by the Intermediate People's Court in Yichang on June 15, 2016
Zhou Feng, Zhou Yongkang's nephew. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison for write false value added tax invoices, influence-using bribery by the Intermediate People's Court in Yichang on June 17, 2016
Non-political personalities
Gu Xin, musician, former executive chairman of the China Oriental Performing Arts Group
Liu Han, former Sichuan development mogul, former executive chairman of Hanlong Group, executed
Ye Yingchun, CCTV anchor, speculated by numerous media sources as having had sexual relations with Zhou Yongkang[116]
Huang Hong, comedian known for skit performances on the CCTV New Year's Gala, fired from his leading post at the August 1st Film Studios in 2015, thought to have been implicated in corruption but not charged[117]
^"黑龙江省委原常委、大庆市委原书记韩学键严重违纪违法被开除党籍和公职". Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party. April 30, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
PB Former member of the Politburo; PLA Also a military official; CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates ; S Committed suicide 1For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China; 2Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.