Gu Xiaoyuan
Gu Xiaoyuan | ||
|---|---|---|
顾晓园 | ||
| Communist Party Secretary of Beijing International Studies University | ||
| In office July 2016 – October 2022 | ||
| Preceded by | Feng Pei | |
| Succeeded by | Chang Yu | |
| Personal details | ||
| Born | December 1965 (age 58) Hanyu Pinyin | Gù Xiǎoyuán |
Gu Xiaoyuan (Chinese: 顾晓园; born December 1965) is a former Chinese politician and university administrator. As of October 2022 she was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. Previously she served as party secretary of Beijing International Studies University.
Early life and education
Born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, in December 1965, Gu graduated from Beijing Normal University and Beijing University of Technology.[1]
Career
Gu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1985, and entered the workforce in July 1988.[1]
Gu once served as secretary of Beijing University of Technology of the Communist Youth League of China and deputy director of Beijing Municipal Tourism Bureau.[1]
In January 2011, Gu was appointed head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Fengtai District Committee and was admitted to member of the CCP Fengtai District Committee, the district's top authority.[1] She was deputy party secretary of Fengtai District in May 2013, in addition to serving as secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.[1]
In July 2016, Gu was named party secretary of Beijing International Studies University, a position she held until October 2022.
Downfall
On 26 October 2022, Gu was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[2]
On 8 June 2023, she was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office.[3] On 10 July 2023, she was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes and corruption by the Beijing Municipal People's Procuratorate.[4]
On 29 March 2024, she was sentenced to 13 years and fined one million yuan for taking bribes and corruption by the Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court. Her all property gained from the bribery and corruption would be turned over to the national treasury.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (15 May 2013). 顾晓园拟任北京市丰台区委副书记(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (26 October 2022). 北京第二外国语学院原党委书记顾晓园接受审查调查. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Yue Hongbin (岳弘彬); Zhao Xinyue (赵欣悦), eds. (8 June 2023). 北京第二外国语学院原党委书记顾晓园严重违纪违法被开除党籍和公职. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Cao, Yin (10 July 2023). "Former university official being prosecuted for bribery". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Shan Xiaobing (单晓冰), ed. (29 March 2024). 北京第二外国语学院原党委书记顾晓园一审获刑13年. ce.cn (in Chinese).