Zhao Jingbo (Chinese: 赵静波; born October 1964) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in northeast China's Jilin province. He was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in April 2019. Previously he served as deputy secretary-general of Jilin Provincial People's Government, and before that, mayor and Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Jilin City.
Zhao Jingbo | |||||||
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赵静波 | |||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Jilin City | |||||||
| In office December 2014 – April 2017 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Xiaopei | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Huanqiu | ||||||
| Mayor of Jilin City | |||||||
| In office April 2011 – January 2015 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Xiaopei | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Huanqiu | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | October 1964 (age 60) Changchun, Jilin, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1994–2019; expelled) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵静波 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 趙靜波 | ||||||
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Biography
editZhao was born in Changchun, Jilin, in October 1964.[citation needed]
He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1994. In 2000, he served in Jilin Provincial Department of Communications for eight years before becoming vice mayor of Jilin City in June 2008. In April 2011, he was named acting mayor of Jilin City, succeeding Zhang Xiaopei. He was installed as mayor in January 2012.[1] In December 2014, he was promoted to CCP Committee Secretary of the city.[2] It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a city. In April 2017, he was appointed deputy secretary-general of Jilin Provincial People's Government, and held that office until July 2017.[citation needed]
Downfall
editOn 15 April 2019, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the CCP's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[3] Four CCP committee secretaries of Jilin City, namely Zhou Huachen, Xu Jianyi and Tian Xueren, were also sacked for graft.[4] On October 9, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.[5] On November 21, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[6]
On 15 October 2021, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Baishan on charges of taking bribes.[7] He was charged with accepting money and property worth over 63.59 million ($ million) personally or through his family members.[7] According to the indictment, he allegedly took advantage of his positions to seek benefits for others in enterprise operation, project construction, project contracting and job adjustment between 2000 and 2018.[7] He received a sentence of 15 years in prison and fine of 5 million yuan for taking bribes.[7]
References
edit- ^ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (13 January 2012). 赵静波当选吉林市市长. Caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ 赵静波任吉林市委书记 张焕秋任副书记. Sohu (in Chinese). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ 吉林省政府办公厅巡视员、吉林市委原书记赵静波接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Liu Lanlan (刘兰兰) (9 October 2019). 吉林市委原书记赵静波搞权色、钱色交易；该市四任书记后来都落马. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ 吉林省政府办公厅原巡视员、吉林市委原书记赵静波被"双开". ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 9 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Ran Jianxia (冉剑侠) (22 November 2019). 吉林检察机关依法对赵静波涉嫌受贿案提起公诉. spp.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d 吉林省政府办公厅原巡视员赵静波受贿案一审宣判. The Paper (in Chinese). 15 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.