Ai Wenli (Chinese: 艾文礼; born March 1955) is a former Chinese politician who served as the Vice-Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Previously, he served as the head of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party Hebei Committee and the Mayor of Shijiazhuang. He was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission shortly after his retirement. Ai is the first leader of vice-ministerial level to spontaneously hand himself in to the anti-corruption agency of China after the implementation of Supervision Law in March 2018.[1]
Ai Wenli | |||||||
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艾文礼 | |||||||
| Vice Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||
| In office January 2015 – January 2018 | |||||||
| Chairman | Ye Dongsong | ||||||
| Head of Publicity Department of Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||
| In office December 2011 – September 2015 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Nie Chenxi | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Tian Xiangli | ||||||
| Mayor of Shijiazhuang | |||||||
| In office September 2008 – December 2011 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Ji Chuntang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Jiang Deguo | ||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Chengde | |||||||
| In office January 2008 – September 2008 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhao Wenhe | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yang Rui | ||||||
| Mayor of Chengde | |||||||
| In office July 2006 – January 2008 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Jing Chunhua | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Gujiang | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | March 1955 (age 69) Tanghai County, Hebei | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1978-2018, expelled) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tangshan Regional Business School | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 艾文禮 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 艾文礼 | ||||||
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Career
editAi was born in March 1955, and graduated from Tangshan Regional Business School (唐山地区商业学校). In 1971 he became a worker on a farm. Later he served as the County Head of Tanghai County, the Head of the Propaganda Department of the CCP Tangshan Committee, the director Bureau of Land Reclamation of Hebei, the Deputy Secretary and Head of the Organization Department of the CPC Shijiazhuang Committee, the Mayor of Chengde, and the Secretary of the CPC Chengde Committee.[2]
During the Sanlu scandal in 2008, Ai was appointed as the Party Deputy Secretary and the Mayor of Shijiazhuang.[3] In 2011, he was appointed as the Head of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Hebei Committee, until September 2015.[4][5] He was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in 2015,[6] and he retired in January 2018.[7] In July 2018, Ai turned himself in to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervisory Commission.[8]
Investigation
editOn July 31, 2018, Ai Wenli was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China, for "serious violations of regulations and laws". According to the report, he turned himself in.[9][10] He was expelled from the Communist Party on October 19.[11][12] On December 27, his trial was held at the Intermediate People's Court of Suzhou.[13] He was accused of abusing his powers in former positions he held between 2005 and 2013 in Hebei to seek benefits for certain organizations and individuals in the matters of enterprise restructuring, project development and work arrangement.[13] In return, he accepted money and property worth more than 64.78 million yuan ($10 million) either directly or from other connections.[13]
On April 18, 2019, Ai was sentenced to 8 years in prison for bribery in Suzhou, Jiangsu.[9][14][15] He was also fined 3 million yuan ($44.7 million).[15]
References
edit- ^ 中纪委网站刊文：艾文礼投案自首，体现高压震慑和敬畏纪法. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
- ^ 艾文礼同志简历. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2011-12-02. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ 三鹿事件“救火队长”艾文礼自首，曾自我批评没当好百姓仆人. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ 艾文礼任河北省委宣传部长. People's Daily Online (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ^ 河北省委常委田向利兼任省委宣传部长，艾文礼不再担任. thepaper. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ^ 河北省委常委、宣传部长艾文礼任省政协副主席. ce.cn. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ^ 河北省政协原副主席涉严重违纪自首. zaobao.com.sg. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ Mimi Lau (31 July 2018). "Top cadre under investigation after turning himself in to China's graft-buster". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b Matt Ho (9 May 2019). "Former Communist Party boss of Yunnan Qin Guangrong investigated for corruption". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ 河北省政协原副主席艾文礼涉嫌严重违纪违法接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ "Former provincial political advisor expelled from CPC over bribery scandal". xinhuanet. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ 河北省政协原党组副书记、副主席艾文礼严重违纪违法被开除党籍. Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ a b c Liu Ze (刘泽) (27 December 2018). 河北省政协原副主席艾文礼受贿案一审开庭. chinacourt.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ 河北省政协原副主席艾文礼一审获刑8年 并处罚金300万元. ce.cn. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ^ a b Li Lei (18 April 2019). "Ex-senior political adviser in Hebei sentenced for taking bribes". chinadaily. Retrieved 6 October 2019.