Wang Tie

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Tie
王铁
Vice Chairman of Henan People's Congress
In office January 2018 – August 2018
Chairman	Xie Fuzhan
Vice Governor of Henan
In office January 2012 – January 2018
Governor	Guo Gengmao→Xie Fuzhan→Chen Run'er
Communist Party Secretary of Xinyang
In office November 2006 – January 2012
Preceded by	Liu Huailian
Succeeded by	Guo Ruimin
Mayor of Xinyang
In office February 2003 – December 2006
Preceded by	Liu Huailian
Succeeded by	Guo Ruimin
Communist Party Secretary of Jiyuan
In office December 2001 – February 2003
Preceded by	Tie Daisheng
Succeeded by	Zhou Chunyan
Mayor of Jiyuan
In office February 2000 – December 2001
Preceded by	Geng Jianguo
Succeeded by	Zhou Chunyan
Personal details
Born	October 1957 (age 67) Biyang County, Henan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1986-2018; expelled)
Alma mater	Zhengzhou University China University of Political Science and Law Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王鐵
Simplified Chinese	王铁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Tiě

Wang Tie (Chinese: 王铁; born October 1957) is a former Chinese politician who served as the Vice Director of Henan People's Congress. He was dismissed from his position in August 2018 and placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.

Career

Wang was born in October 1957, and he was graduated from Zhengzhou University, China University of Political Science and Law and Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He served as the teacher of Henan Business School, the officer of the Business Department of Henan, the deputy director of Henan Salt Administration, the manager of Henan Deputy Food Company, the deputy director of the Trade Department of Henan, the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and mayor of Jiyuan.

In 2003, Wang was appointed as the mayor of Xinyang, and promoted to the post of the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary in 2006. He was appointed as the Vice Governor of Henan, then he was appointed as the Vice Director of Henan People's Congress in 2018.

Downfall

On August 17, 2018, Wang Tie was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Chinese Communist 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, gave back his illicit gains and showed sincere remorse. On November 19, 2018, Wang was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and demoted to a "deputy department director level" (副处级) position. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement that Wang was found to have severely violated political discipline and political rules, conducted vote buying and canvassing in elections, refused to report personal matters to authorities, took advantage of his posts to assist relatives in business and illegally accepted gifts and money, and violated the life discipline.