Li Yihuang (simplified Chinese: 李贻煌; traditional Chinese: 李貽煌; pinyin: Lǐ Yíhuāng; born October 1962) is a former Chinese politician and entrepreneur. He was the Vice Governor of Jiangxi and the President of Jiangxi Copper. On January 17, 2018, Li Yihuang was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.[1]
Li Yihuang | |
|---|---|
李贻煌 | |
| Vice Governor of Jiangxi | |
| In office January 2013 – January 2018 | |
| Governor | Lu Xinshe→Liu Qi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1962 (age 62) Jinjiang, Fujian |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (expelled; 1987-2018) |
| Alma mater | Central South University |
Career
editLi Yihuang was born in Jinjiang, Fujian in October 1962. He graduated from Central South University, and started to work at Guixi Smelter of Jiangxi Copper since 1982.[1]
In 2001, Li was appointed as the Vice Manager of Jiangxi Copper, later he promoted to the Manager and President.[1]
In 2013, Li was appointed as the Vice Governor of Jiangxi.[1][2][3][4]
Investigation
editOn January 17, 2018, Li Yihuang was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Chinese Communist Party's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations".[1][5][6]
On April 26, 2018, Li Yihuang was stripped of his post and party membership.[7][8]
On November 23, 2018, Li Yihuang stood trial for bribery, embezzlement, misappropriation of public funds and abuse of power at the Intermediate People's Court of Anqing in Anhui. Li took advantage of his different positions to benefit others in business cooperation, stock right transfers, project contracting and job adjustments. He was charged with accepting money and property worth more than 51.19 million yuan (about 7.4 million U.S. dollars) personally or through others between 2004 and 2017.[9][10] Besides, he was also charged with plundering the public fund worth 2.68 million yuan, redirecting public fund worth 147 million yuan and abusing of power, stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Anqing in Anhui Province on November 23, 2018.[9][10]
Sentence
editOn January 29, 2019, Li was sentenced on 18 years in prison and fined 2.2 million yuan ($327,600) for taking bribes, corruption and embezzlement of public funds.[11][9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Xin Wen (17 January 2018). "Jiangxi official under investigation". China Daily. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Li Yihuang, the Deputy Governor of Jiangxi Province, Investigated the Clean Industrial Gas Project in Jiangxi Architectural Ceramics Industrial Base". cecep.cn. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "On May 9,2017, Li Yihuang, deputy governor of Jiangxi province government visited our company". vigorgenerator. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ 曾庆红、李贻煌新任江西副省长 洪礼和不再担任. Economic Daily (in Chinese). 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ Meng Jie (17 January 2018). "Jiangxi vice governor under investigation for disciplinary violations". Xinhua. Retrieved 13 January 2021.[dead link]
- ^ 江西省副省长李贻煌涉嫌严重违纪接受组织审查 (in Chinese). Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ Xinhua (26 April 2018). "Former Jiangxi vice governor expelled from CPC, public office". China Daily. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ 江西副省长李贻煌被双开 [Vice Governor of Jiangxi Li Yihuan was stripped of his post and party membership]. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 2018-04-26.
- ^ a b c Yu Rou (29 January 2019). "Former vice governor of Jiangxi sentenced to 18 years for graft". Xinhua. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b Zhang Zizhu; Tang Ziyi (6 July 2019). "Former Vice Governor of Jiangxi Province Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison". Caixin. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Former Jiangxi vice-governor gets 18-year sentence". China Daily. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2021.