Ai Baojun (simplified Chinese: 艾宝俊; traditional Chinese: 艾寶俊; pinyin: Ài Bǎojùn; born February 1960) is a former Chinese politician. He was the Vice Mayor of Shanghai and the head administrator of the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone. On November 10, 2015, Ai was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. He was the first provincial-ministerial level official from Shanghai being investigated after the 18th Party Congress in 2012. He is said to be close with Jiang Mianheng, son of former Chinese Communist Party general secretary Jiang Zemin.[1]
Ai Baojun 艾宝俊 | |
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| Vice Mayor of Shanghai | |
| In office December 2012 – November 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1960 (age 64) Liaoyang, Liaoning |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (Expelled) |
| Residence | Shanghai |
| Alma mater | Northeastern Polytechnic College |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career
editAi Baojun was born in Liaoyang, Liaoning province. He attended Northeastern Polytechnic College (later merged into Northeastern University), where he studied automated controls. He then studied statistics and accounting in the Ma'anshan Steel College (later Anhui University of Technology). He also completed a term as a visiting scholar to Appalachian State University in the United States.[2]
In September 1994, he secured a job as a financial manager at the Baosteel Group in Shanghai. In 1998, he was named vice president and chief accountant of Baosteel Group. In 2000, he was named chief executive of the company. In April 2008, he was named head administrator of the Xingdao Development Zone of Shanghai.[3]
On May 22, 2012, he was named a member of the municipal Party Standing Committee of Shanghai, ascending to sub-provincial level. By 2013, he was in charge of a number of experimental "zones" around the city, including the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, the Shanghai International Tourism Centre, and the Shanghai Tariff-Free Zone.[3]
On November 10, 2015, Ai was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party for "serious violations of regulations," the first official of his rank to come under scrutiny from Shanghai. His wife had died from illness only a week earlier.[4] He was expelled from the Communist Party on January 19, 2016. The party's internal investigation concluded that Ai "violated political discipline", conspired against the investigation, did not honestly report his activities to the [investigating] organization, accepted gifts and cash, violated the Eight-point Regulation, frequented private clubs and "played golf", abused his power to aid in the business activities of others, facilitated transactions exchanging power for sex, and "illegally possessed public assets".[5]
On April 28, 2017, Ai was sentenced to 17 years in prison, for taking some 43.21 million yuan (~$7.20 million) in bribes and plundering the public treasury worth 7.51 million yuan (~$1.09 million).[6]
References
edit- ^ Nakazawa, Katsuji. "Xi launches siege of Shanghai faction". Nikkei Asian Review. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ 中华教育传记中心教育专家人才传记之一[permanent dead link] (in Chinese)
- ^ a b 艾宝俊任上海自贸区管委会主任. Ce.cn. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ 上海副市长艾宝俊落马 曾执掌宝钢多年. Caixin. Archived from the original on 2015-11-12. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "上海市原市委常委、副市长艾宝俊严重违纪被开除党籍和公职". Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "上海市委原常委、副市长艾宝俊一审获刑十七年". Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party. Retrieved April 28, 2017.