Yang Xiaodu

Yang Xiaodu (Chinese: 杨晓渡; pinyin: Yáng Xiǎodù; born 26 October 1953) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the first director of the National Supervisory Commission from 2018 to 2023. He served as a member of the 19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party from 2017 to 2022. From 2014 to 2022, he served as a Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the leading anti-graft body of the Chinese Communist Party. He has served in Shanghai and Tibet during his early political career.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Yang Xiaodu
杨晓渡
Director of the National Supervisory Commission
In office
18 March 2018 – 11 March 2023
Preceded byHimself (as Minister of Supervision)
Succeeded byLiu Jinguo
Minister of Supervision
In office
25 December 2016 – 13 March 2018
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byHuang Shuxian
Succeeded byAgency abolished
Chairman of the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention
In office
25 December 2016 – 13 March 2018
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byHuang Shuxian
Succeeded byAgency abolished
Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Assumed office
15 January 2014
SecretaryZhao Leji (2017–)
Wang Qishan (2014–17)
Personal details
Born (1953-10-26) 26 October 1953
Shanghai
NationalityChinese
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Biography

Yang was born in Shanghai in 1953. In 1970, during the Cultural Revolution, he was sent-down youth performing manual labour in Taihe County, Anhui province. In September 1973, he began studying at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He graduated in 1976 and then began working in Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet for a drug company. In 1984, he was named party secretary of Nagqu Hospital. In September 1986, Yang was named deputy commissioner (vice mayor equivalent) of Nagqu. In December 1992, he was named deputy party secretary of Chamdo Prefecture.

In 1995, he was named head of the finance department of Tibet Autonomous Region. In May 1998, he became Vice-Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, ascending to sub-provincial rank for the first time. In 2001, he returned to his native Shanghai and became vice mayor. He studied legal theory at the Central Party School while holding a job in Tibet.

In October 2006, he was named a member of the municipal Party standing committee of Shanghai and head of the municipal United Front Department; in May 2012, he was named head of the Shanghai Discipline Inspection Commission. In November 2013, having reached retirement age for sub-provincial level officials, he was named head of the 3rd Inspection Team, in charge of anti-corruption work at the Ministry of Land and Resources. In January 2014, he was elected Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.[1]

On December 25, 2016, Yang was named Minister of Supervision, the eighth and oldest person to serve in the position since the founding of the People's Republic.[2]

On March 18, 2018, Yang was elected as the inaugural Director of the National Supervisory Commission.[3]

Yang is a member of the 19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party and the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

References
  1. "杨晓渡". Xinhua Renwuku. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015.
  2. "全国人大常委会通过决定任命杨晓渡为监察部部长". Xinhua. 2016-12-25. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  3. "Yang Xiaodu elected director of national supervisory commission". Xinhua. 2018-03-18. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.