Yin Meigen
Yin Meigen | |
|---|---|
殷美根 | |
| Vice Chairman of Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress | |
| In office January 2023 – March 2023 | |
| Chairman | Yin Hong |
| Executive Vice Governor of Jiangxi Provincial People's Government | |
| In office March 2020 – December 2021 | |
| Governor | Yi Lianhong |
| Preceded by | Mao Weiming |
| Succeeded by | Liang Gui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1963 (age 61) Nanchang, Jiangxi, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Nanchang University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party |
Yin Meigen (Chinese: 殷美根; pinyin: Yīn Měigēn; born August 1963) is a former Chinese politician who was executive vice governor of Jiangxi Provincial People's Government from 2020 to 2021 and vice chairman of Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress in 2023. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in March 2023.
He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.
Early life and education
[edit]Yin was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, in August 1963.[1] In 1981, he entered Jiangxi University of Technology (now Nanchang University), where he majored in power system and its automation.[1] Upon graduation, in May 1985, he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1]
Career
[edit]After graduating in 1985, Yin was despatched to Jiangxi Provincial Economic and Trade Commission, where he eventually became deputy director in December 2001.[1]
Yin was made executive vice mayor of Jiujiang in May 2008.[1] In August 2011, he was named acting mayor, confirmed in the following month.[1] He rose to become party secretary, the top political position in the city, in September 2013.[1]
He was promoted to vice governor of Jiangxi in November 2015. In November 2016, was appointed party secretary of the capital city Nanchang and was admitted to member of the CCP Jiangxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[2] In March 2020, he was promoted again to become executive vice governor.[3] He also served as secretary of the Party Working Committee of Ganjiang New Area from October 2020 to June 2022.
In January 2023, he was chosen as vice chairman of Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress.[4]
Downfall
[edit]On 29 March 2023, Yin was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" 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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (5 September 2013). 钟利贵任江西省政协党组副书记 殷美根接任九江市委书记(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ 南昌市委主要领导调整：赵爱明讲话，殷美根作表态发言. thepaper (in Chinese). 8 November 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Lin Weiqi (林玮琪) (27 March 2020). 殷美根、吴浩任江西省政府副省长. bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ 再打虎！殷美根落马. sina (in Chinese). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ 江西省人大常委会党组副书记、副主任殷美根接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from Nanchang
- Nanchang University alumni
- Zhongnan University of Economics and Law alumni
- Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni
- People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangxi
- Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress