Ju Xiaoyang (Chinese: 鞠晓阳; born November 1963) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in central China's Hunan province. As of November 2023, he was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. Previously he served as chairman of the Shaoyang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Ju Xiaoyang
鞠晓阳
Chairman of the Shaoyang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
January 2017 – January 2022
Preceded byZhou Jiping (周吉平)
Succeeded byZhou Wen (周文)
Communist Party Secretary of Longhui County
In office
April 2006 – January 2008
Preceded byYang Jianxin (杨建新)
Succeeded byZhong Yifan (钟义凡)
Communist Party Secretary of Xinning County
In office
August 2002 – April 2006
Succeeded byChen Youxiu (陈优秀)
Personal details
BornNovember 1963 (age 61)
Shaodong County, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1984–2024; expelled)
Alma materHunan Agricultural Machinery School
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJū Xiǎoyáng

Biography

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Ju was born in Shaodong County (now Shaodong), Hunan, in November 1963.[1] After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he enrolled at Hunan Agricultural Machinery School, where he majored in agricultural mechanization.[1]

After graduation in 1982, he was despatched to the secretary of Shaodong County Agricultural Machinery Bureau of the Communist Youth League of China.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1984. He served as deputy secretary of Shaodong County Committee of the Communist Youth League of China in January 1984 and was promoted to the secretary position in August 1985.[1] In January 1992, he became deputy secretary of Shaoyang Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, rising to secretary in July 1996.[1] In September 2000, he was appointed deputy party secretary of Xinning County, rising to party secretary in August 2002.[1] In April 2006, he was transferred to Longhui County and appointed party secretary.[1] He was vice mayor of Shaoyang in January 2008 and subsequently secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Shaoyang Municipal Committee in November 2008.[1] In December 2016, he was chosen as deputy party branch secretary of the Shaoyang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, concurrently serving as chairman since January 2017.[1]

Downfall

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On 6 November 2023, he turned himself in and is cooperating with 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.[2] His deputy Jiang Kerong, vice chairman of the Shaoyang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was disgraced in September 2023.[3] Chen Youxiu (陈优秀), his successor in Xinning County, was sacked for graft in November 2016.[4]

On 28 January 2024, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.[5] On April 1, he was detained by the Hunan Provincial People's Procuratorate.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 市政协原主席,主动投案(附简历). Sohu (in Chinese). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ Fan Jia (范佳) (1 April 2024). 鞠晓阳被逮捕,60岁主动投案,亦官亦商,在亲情困扰中迷失方向. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ 邵阳市政协原主席鞠晓阳主动投案,原副主席蒋科荣一个多月前被查. qq.com (in Chinese). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ 湖南邵阳市副市长陈优秀涉嫌严重违纪接受组织调查. thepaper (in Chinese). 9 November 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ Wang Jianliang (王建亮) (29 January 2024). 湖南邵阳市政协原主席鞠晓阳被双开:违规干预插手司法活动. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ Wang Shiya (王诗雅) (1 April 2024). 亦官亦商,湖南省邵阳市政协原主席鞠晓阳被决定逮捕!. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by
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Communist Party Secretary of Xinning County
2002–2006
Succeeded by
Chen Youxiu (陈优秀)
Preceded by
Yang Jianxin (杨建新)
Communist Party Secretary of Longhui County
2006–2008
Succeeded by
Zhong Yifan (钟义凡)
Assembly seats
Preceded by
Zhou Jiping (周吉平)
Chairman of the Shaoyang Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
2017–2022
Succeeded by
Zhou Wen (周文)