Peng Guofu
Peng Guofu | |||||||
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彭国 | |||||||
Vice Chairperson of Hunan Provincial People's Congress | |||||||
In office January 2021 – January 2024 | |||||||
Chairperson | Xu Dazhe Zhang Qingwei Shen Xiaoming | ||||||
Vice Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||
In office January 2018 – 28 January 2021 | |||||||
Chairperson | Li Weiwei | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | January 1963 (age 61) Xiangxiang County, Hunan, China | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Alma mater | Xiangtan University Hunan University | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 彭 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 彭 | ||||||
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Peng Guofu (Chinese: 彭国
Early life and education
[edit]Peng was born in Xiangxiang County (now Xiangxiang), Hunan, in January 1963.[2] In 1980, he entered Xiangtan University, where he majored in philosophy.[2]
After graduating in 1984, he stayed for teaching.[2] He was appointed assistant president of Xiangtan University, in January 1996, becoming deputy party secretary in May 1998 and party secretary in April 2002.[2] During his term in office, he obtained his PHD from Hunan University in January 2005.[2]
Political career
[edit]Peng joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1984, and got involved in politics in November 2008, when he was made deputy party secretary of Yueyang and party secretary of Yueyang County.[2]
In September 2011 he succeeded Wang Kemin as head of the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department, serving in that position until 2014.[2]
He was chosen as party secretary of Huaihua in June 2014, concurrently serving as chairperson of its People's Congress since December 2015. He concurrently served as vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in January 2018 and vice chairperson of Hunan Provincial People's Congress in January 2021.[2][3]
Downfall
[edit]On 10 January 2024, he has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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.[4] His subordinate Yao Shumin (姚述铭), head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Huaihua Municipal and member of the CCP Huaihua Municipal Committee, was targeted after 20 days.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ge Xinghang (
葛 杏 航 ) (10 January 2024).湖南 省 人 大 常 委 会 副 主任 彭国甫 落马主 政 怀化时多名 前任 被 查. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2024. - ^ a b c d e f g h Yi Yi (
伊 一 ) (29 January 2021). 许达哲 当 选湖南 省 人 大 常 委 会 主任 彭国甫 当 选副主任 (图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2024. - ^ Zhuang Yu (
庄 彧) (28 January 2021).胡 伟林、李 民 当 选湖南 省 政 协副主席 戴道晋 、彭国甫 不 再 担任 (简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 February 2024. - ^ "Senior provincial legislator under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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市 委 原 书记落马20天 后 ,市 委 原 秘 书长被 查. qq.com (in Chinese). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.