Li Dongsheng
Li Dongsheng 李东生 | |
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Director of the Central Propaganda Department | |
In office May 2002 – October 2009 | |
Head | Liu Yunshan |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1955 (age 68) Zhucheng, Weifang, Shandong, China |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1986–2014, expelled) |
Residence(s) | Beijing, China |
Alma mater | Fudan University |
Occupation | Politician |
Li Dongsheng (
Career
Li was born in Zhucheng, Weifang, Shandong in December 1955. He graduated from Fudan University in Shanghai, where he majored in journalism. After graduation, he began working for China Central Television (CCTV), where he operated cameras and was part of the reporting teams. As a journalist, he focused on politics, presumably putting him in contact with senior figures of the Chinese Communist Party and its government. He joined the CCP in March 1986. Li worked his way up the administrative ranks of CCTV, and was eventually named vice president. He was instrumental in kickstarting the Oriental Horizon program, and for much of the 1990s was responsible for overseeing the investigative journalism program Point.[4]
In 2000, Li began his foray into the government and was named the deputy head of the
Dismissal and expulsion from the Party
On December 20, 2013, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Li Dongsheng was suspected of committing "grave violations of Party discipline and the law," and that he was undergoing investigation.[7][8][9] This made Li the second member of the Central Committee to be investigated on corruption charges since the 18th Party Congress, when Xi Jinping became General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (the first to be investigated was Jiang Jiemin). Five days later, on December 25, Li Dongsheng was removed from his positions as deputy of the Leading Group on Dealing with Heterodox Religions, director of the 610 Office, and Vice Minister of Public Security.[10]
On June 30, 2014,
On January 12, 2016, Li was sentenced to 15 years in prison.[12] The total sums involved in Li's case were about 22 million yuan, or US$3.4 million.[13]
References
- ^ Wan, William (20 December 2013). "Chinese vice minister under investigation by Communist Party in anti-corruption campaign". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "Li Dongsheng, China's Vice Minister Of Public Security, Investigated For Corruption". Associated Press. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ "李东生从央视摄影记者干起 曾推出《焦点访谈》,凤凰网,2013-12-21". Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Li Dongsheng, China's Vice Minister Of Public Security, Investigated For Corruption". Huffingtonpost.com. 2013-12-20.
- ^ "Chinese Security Official Is Focus of Corruption Inquiry". The New York Times. 2013-12-21.
- ^ "China sacks vice police chief with connections to Zhou Yongkang". Reuters.com. 2014-02-24.
- ^ "China sacks security vice-minister Li Dongsheng". BBC. 2014-02-24.
- ^ "李东生涉嫌严重违纪违法接受组织调查". 中共中央纪律检查委员会. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ^ "中组部:中央已决定免去李东生领导职务". Xinhua Net. 2013-12-25. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ^ "中央防范和处理邪教问题领导小组原副组长、办公室主任,公安部原党委副书记、副部长李东生严重违纪违法被开除党籍". Xinhua Net. 2014-06-30. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ^ "Chinese former minister Li Dongsheng sentenced to 15 years for corruption". Deutsche Welle. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ^ "Former top Chinese police official and Zhou Yongkang ally jailed on corruption charges". South China Morning Post. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-12.