Tang Shuangning

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tang.
Tang Shuangning
唐双宁
Chairman of China Everbright Group
In office
2007–2017
Preceded byWang Mingquan [zh]
Succeeded byLi Xiaopeng
Personal details
BornOctober 1954 (age 70)
Beizhen County, Liaoning, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materDongbei University of Finance and Economics
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese唐双宁
Traditional Chinese唐雙寧
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáng Shuāngníng

Tang Shuangning (Chinese: 唐双宁; born October 1954) is a former Chinese financier and politician of Manchu ethnicity who served as chairman and party secretary of China Everbright Group. He was also executive director of China Everbright Limited, Everbright Environment, Everbright Securities, He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in July 2023.[1][2] He retired in December 2017. He is a member of the China Calligraphers Association [zh] and a member of the China Writers Association.

Tang was a representative of the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[3] He was a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[3] He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.[3]

Early life and education

Tang was born in Beizhen County (now Beizhen), Liaoning, in October 1954.[3] Between December 1971 and October 1978, he worked in Beizhen County Fertilizer Plant.[3] After resuming the college entrance examination, he was admitted to Liaoning University of Finance and Economics (now Dongbei University of Finance and Economics), where he majored in infrastructure finance and credit.[3]

Career

After university in 1982, he was despatched to the Liaoning Branch of the China Construction Bank and soon in March 1986 moved to the Shenyang Branch.[3] He moved up the ranks to become executive vice governor in March 1986 and governor in February 1994.[3]

Tang was director of the Credit Management Department of the People's Bank of China in May 1997 and subsequently director of the Currency and Gold and Silver Bureau of the People's Bank of China in July 1998.[3] In December 1999, he was appointed director of the First Supervision Department of the People's Bank of China.[3]

In May 2003, he was chosen as vice president of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, and served until June 2007.[4]

In June 2007, he became chairman and party secretary of China Everbright Group, a post he kept until December 2017.[5]

Downfall

On 15 July 2023, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" 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.[6][7] His successor Li Xiaopeng was sacked for graft in April of the same year.[7]

In January 2024, Tang was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party. In December 2024, he was convicted by a court in Taiyuan of embezzlement and bribery and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.[8]

References

  1. ^ Liu, Ran; Wang, Juanjuan; Han, Wei (14 July 2023). "Exclusive: Former Everbright Chairman Tang Shuangning Out of Contact". caixinglobal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ Zheng Jingxin (郑景昕) (15 July 2023). 69岁唐双宁被查！光大集团连续两任原董事长今年落马. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jiang Ninglu (蒋柠潞) (28 July 2014). 光大集团董事长：唐双宁（图/简历）. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ 银监会副主席唐双宁：创造积极的货币信贷环境. sina (in Chinese). 1 November 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ Xiang Ting (向婷) (12 December 2017). 63岁唐双宁卸任光大董事长 金融老兵留下什么？. china.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Former head of Everbright under probe". Chinadaily.com. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b 光大集团原党委书记、董事长唐双宁，被查. Beijing News (in Chinese). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption". Associated Press. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
Business positions
Preceded by Chairman of China Everbright Group
2007–2017 		Succeeded by