Ai Wenli
Ai Wenli | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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Ai Wenli (Chinese:
Career[edit]
Ai was born in March 1955, and graduated from Tangshan Regional Business School (
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[edit]
On 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]
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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).
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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.