Ji Xiangqi (Chinese: 季缃绮; pinyin: Jì Xiāngqǐ; born October 1960) is a former Chinese politician and business executive. He was the Vice Governor of Shandong and the President of Shandong Commercial Group (d.b.a. Lushang Group). On January 4, 2018, Ji Xiangqi was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Ji Xiangqi | |||||||
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季缃绮 | |||||||
| Vice Governor of Shandong | |||||||
| In office January 2013 – January 2018 | |||||||
| Governor | Guo Shuqing→Gong Zheng | ||||||
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| Born | October 1960 (age 63–64) Fei County, Shandong | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (expelled) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Qingdao Vocational and Technical College of Hotel Management Nankai University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 季緗綺 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 季缃绮 | ||||||
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Early life and education
editJi Xiangqi was born in October 1960. He graduated from Qingdao Vocational and Technical College of Hotel Management, and obtained the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree of Nankai University.
Career
editIn 1992, he was appointed as deputy manager of Shandong World Trade Center, and later promoted to Manager. He was named as President of Shandong Commercial Group (d.b.a. Lushang Group) from 2002 to 2010.[citation needed]
In 2013, Ji was appointed as the Vice Governor of Shandong.[1][2]
Investigation
editOn January 4, 2018, Ji Xiangqi was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Chinese Communist Party's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations".[3] He was expelled from the CCP on February 13.[4][5]
On November 1, 2018, Ji Xiangqi stood trial for taking bribes and embezzlement at the Intermediate People's Court of Jinzhong in Shanxi. Ji Xiangqi took advantage of his position to benefit organizations on matters related to business cooperation and project contracting between 2003 and 2017, when he successively held different posts. He was charged with accepting money and property worth more than 25.71 million yuan (about 3.7 million U.S. dollars). He later pleaded guilty.[6][7] On March 19, 2019, Ji was sentenced to 14 years for taking bribes and embezzlement and fined 3 million yuan.[8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "山东新任副省长季缃绮简历". ifeng.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ^ "山东省副省长季缃绮涉嫌严重违纪 正接受组织审查". Netease. Archived from the original on 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ 山东省副省长季缃绮涉嫌严重违纪接受组织审查——中央纪委监察部网站. Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ^ Xinhua (13 February 2018). "Former provincial official expelled from CPC, public office". Chinadaily. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ 山东省政府原党组成员、副省长季缃绮严重违纪被开除党籍和公职. Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ Ex-Shandong senior official pleads guilty
- ^ "Former vice governor stands trial for bribery, embezzlement". sina. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Former provincial official sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribery, embezzlement". xinhuanet. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Zhang Yan (20 March 2019). "Shandong ex-official imprisoned over graft". chinadaily. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ 山东省原副省长季缃绮受贿、贪污案一审判刑14年. People's Daily Online. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2019-03-19.