Li Haitao (politician)
Li Haitao | |||||||
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李海涛 | |||||||
| Vice Chairman of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||
| In office January 2022 – September 2023 | |||||||
| Chairman | Lan Shaomin | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | September 1963 (age 61) Bayan County, Heilongjiang, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1989–2024; expelled) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University Harbin Institute of Technology | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李海涛 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李海濤 | ||||||
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Li Haitao (Chinese: 李海涛; born September 1963) is a Chinese former politician who spent most of his career in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. As of September 2023 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency.[1] Previously he served as vice chairman of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Li is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.
Early life
[edit]Li was born in Bayan County, Heilongjiang, in September 1963.
Career
[edit]After graduating from Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University in 1980, he was despatched to the Heilongjiang Provincial Planning Commission (later was reshuffled as Heilongjiang Provincial Economic Commission). There, he was in turn a deputy chief staff member, a chief staff member，a deputy director of the Office，and finally deputy director of the commission. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1989.
In October 2004, he was appointed mayor and deputy party secretary of Jiamusi, he remained in that position until February 2010, when he was transferred to Daxing'anling Prefecture and appointed party secretary.[2]
He was appointed secretary-general of the Heilongjiang Provincial People's Government in April 2011, secretary-general of the CCP Heilongjiang Provincial Committee in December 2013, and three years later was admitted to member of the CCP Heilongjiang Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[3] He rose to become vice governor of Heilongjiang in April 2016.[4]
He was made vice chairman of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in January 2022.[5]
Downfall
[edit]On 16 September 2023, he had been suspended for "suspected serious discipline violations" 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.[6][7]
On 12 September 2024, he was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Phoebe, Zhang (1 October 2023). "Heads continue to roll as China's anti-corruption drive enters second decade". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ 李海涛任佳木斯市代市长 邓华辞去市长职务. sina (in Chinese). 26 October 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (7 January 2014). 黑龙江省委秘书长李海涛任省委常委(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (21 September 2016). 张雨浦任黑龙江省委秘书长 前任李海涛已任副省长(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (25 January 2022). 陈海波、李海涛、聂云凌当选黑龙江省政协副主席. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Senior provincial political advisor under probe". Chinadaily.com. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ 黑龙江省政协党组成员、副主席李海涛接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ Zhou Huiying (12 September 2024). "Former Heilongjiang official expelled from Party for grave violations". Chinadaily. Retrieved 18 October 2024.