Bao Kexin

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Bao Kexin (Chinese: 包克辛; June 1952 – 10 August 2019) was a Chinese politician and business executive. He served as Vice Governor of Guizhou Province and CEO and Chairman of China Grain Reserves Corporation (Sinograin), a major state-owned enterprise.

Biography

Bao was born in June 1952 in

Communist Party of China in 1973.[1]

He studied at

State Planning Commission (later State Development Planning Commission). In July 2001, he became Director of the Department of Investment of the State Development Planning Commission.[1][2] In August 2002, Bao was appointed Vice Governor of Guizhou Province in Southwest China.[1]

In April 2007, Bao was appointed CEO of China Grain Reserves Corporation (Sinograin), a major state-owned enterprise, before becoming Chairman in April 2012.[1] His tenure at Sinograin was highly controversial, as the company was accused of interfering with China's grain market, and dozens of its managers were convicted of corruption. Li Changxuan (李长轩), Chairman of Sinograin's subsidiary in Henan Province, was sentenced to life imprisonment for taking bribes.[3] Bao was dismissed in October 2015 and replaced as Chairman by Zhao Shuanglian (赵双连).[3]

Bao was a delegate to the

National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.[1]

Bao died on 10 August 2019 in Beijing at the age of 67.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "包克辛同志逝世". Xinhua. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  2. ^ a b c "包克辛". China.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  3. ^ a b "中储粮董事长包克辛卸任 任职期间饱受争议". Sohu. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2019-08-22.