Yang Fasen (Chinese: 杨发森; born February 1971) is a Chinese politician who served as secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Qinghai Provincial Committee from 2023 to 2024. He previously served as the vice chairman of Xinjiang, party secretary of Ürümqi and Hotan.[1]
Yang Fasen | |||||||
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杨发森 | |||||||
| Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||
| In office May 2023 – October 2024 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Linhu | ||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Ürümqi | |||||||
| In office 25 October 2021 – 13 May 2023 | |||||||
| Deputy | Memtimin Qadir (mayor) Yahefu Paidula (mayor) | ||||||
| Preceded by | Xu Hairong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | He Zhongyou | ||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Hotan | |||||||
| In office February 2018 – October 2021 | |||||||
| Deputy | Eziz Musa (governor) | ||||||
| Preceded by | Niu Xuexing | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Liu Chen | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | February 1971 (age 53) Gulang County, Gansu, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Party School of the CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1990–1994 | ||||||
| Unit | 36107 Army | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨发森 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊發森 | ||||||
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Biography
editYang was born in Gulang County, Gansu, in February 1971. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in December 1990, serving until March 1994. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1993.[citation needed]
Yang studied briefly at the Party School in Aksu Prefecture before being assigned to Kumbash Township as an official in December 1994. He moved up the ranks to become party secretary in November 1999. After a short term as party secretary of Yiganqi Township, he was promoted to vice governor of Aksu Prefecture in September 2005, and then served as deputy party secretary between December 2008 and September 2010. In September 2010, he was appoint party secretary of Baicheng County. It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a county. After this office was terminated in July 2014, he became party secretary of Kuqa County, serving until December 2016. He became deputy secretary of Hotan in December 2016, and then party secretary, the top political position in the prefecture, beginning in February 2018. He concurrently served as vice chairman of Xinjiang since March 2021. On October 21, he was unanimously chosen as party secretary of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang, becoming the youngest man to hold the position of top official in a provincial capital.[2][3] He was also admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee, the region's top authority.[3]
In 2022, he was elected as an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee. He was appointed as secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Qinghai Provincial Committee in May 2023.[4]
Downfall
editOn 14 October 2024, Yang turned himself in and is cooperating with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and National Commission of Supervision for investigation of "suspected violations of disciplines and laws".[5]
Honors and awards
edit- June 2015 Title of National Excellent Party Secretary in a County[6]
References
edit- ^ Zhu Xuesen (朱学森) (25 October 2021). 杨发森任新疆乌鲁木齐市委书记. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "China's new strategies to control Uyghurs include community policing, targeting users of Mobile app Zapya". bignewsnetwork.com. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ a b Zhang Di (张迪) (26 October 2021). “70后”杨发森任乌鲁木齐市委书记 东突曾扬言报复他. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Huairang, Yue (16 May 2023). "新疆党委原常委杨发森已跨省份调任青海省委常委、政法委书记" [Yang Fasen, former member of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Party Committee, has been transferred across provinces to serve as member of the Standing Committee of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee]. The Paper. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Senior official in Northwest China under probe". Chinadaily. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Yang Ting (杨婷) (30 June 2015). 授权发布:中组部关于表彰全国优秀县委书记的决定. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 October 2021.