| Office 1 | Vice-Chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
|---|---|
| Term start 1 | January 2013 |
| Term end 1 | July 2014 |
| 1blankname 1 | Chairman |
| 1namedata 1 | Wang Mingfang |
| Office 2 | Secretary-General of Anhui Provincial Government |
| Term start 2 | February 2012 |
| Term end 2 | January 2013 |
| Predecessor 2 | Liang Weiguo |
| Successor 2 | Shao Guohe |
| Office 3 | Communist Party Secretary of Chuzhou |
| Term start 3 | February 2008 |
| Term end 3 | February 2012 |
| Predecessor 3 | Wang Guocai |
| Successor 3 | Jiang Shan |
| Office 4 | Communist Party Secretary of Anqing |
| Term start 4 | April 2003 |
| Term end 4 | February 2008 |
| Predecessor 4 | Zhao Shucong |
| Successor 4 | Zhu Duwen |
| Native name | 韩先聪 |
| Birth date | November 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Birth place | Feixi County, Anhui, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party (1984–2014; expelled) |
| Alma mater | Anhui Agricultural University |
| S | 韩先聪 |
|---|---|
| T | 韓先聰 |
| P | Hán Xiāncōng |
Han Xiancong (; born November 1955) is a former Chinese politician from Anhui province. He was best known for his term as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the cities of Anqing and Chuzhou. From 2013 to 2014 he served as the vice-chairman of the Anhui provincial People's Political Consultative Conference, a largely ceremonial legislative consultation body.[1] He was later investigated for corruption and indicted on criminal charges of bribery.[2]
Career
Han was born and raised in Feixi County, Anhui. He graduated from Anhui Agricultural University.[citation needed]
Shortly after the conclusion of the Cultural Revolution, Han worked in his hometown as a teacher at a local school. Han began working in January 1982 in the provincial agriculture and fisheries department. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1984. In 1987, he entered the provincial government as a staffer of the General Office, and in 1991, he began working for the provincial agricultural economics commission.[citation needed]
Han served as the Deputy Party Secretary of Chaohu from October 1994 to July 1996. In August 1999, Han was transferred laterally to Anqing, where he ascended to become the party chief in April 2003. Than he served as the party chief of Chuzhou between February 2008 to February 2012. In February 2012, he was promoted to become the Secretary-general of the Government of Anhui Province.[citation needed]
In January 2013, Han, then 58, was appointed as the vice-chairman of Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[citation needed]
On July 12, 2014, Han was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[3] On December 11, 2014, the CCDI announced the expulsion of Han from the Chinese Communist Party; the investigation concluded that Han abused his power to seek gain for others, took "massive bribes", and presided over "serious loss of state assets". It was also said that he violated the Eight-point Regulation and regularly accepted elaborate dinner invitations paid for by public funds.[4] In December 2015, Han was indicted on criminal charges of bribery and tried in the southeastern city of Nanping, in Fujian province. Han was sentenced to 16 years in prison in November 2016.[5]
References
- ^ "CCTV anchor detained in corruption investigation". China Daily. 2014.
- ^ "CCTV anchor detained in corruption investigation". eastday.com. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27.
- ^ "zh:安徽省政协副主席韩先聪涉嫌严重违纪违法接受组织调查" [Han Xiancong, Vice Chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law] (in Chinese). Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. 2014.
- ^ "China senior political advisor under investigation". China Daily. 2014.
- ^ "zh:安徽省政协原副主席韩先聪受贿、滥用职权案一审宣判" (in Chinese). Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-11-15.