Song Liang
Song Liang | |
|---|---|
宋亮 | |
Communist Party Secretary of Tongliao | |
| In office November 2016 – March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Luo Yonggang |
| Succeeded by | Li Jiexiang |
| Communist Party Secretary of Wuhai | |
| In office November 2015 – November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Hou Fengqi |
| Succeeded by | Shi Wanjun |
| Head of the Department of Transportation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region | |
| In office May 2014 – November 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jiang Wei |
| Succeeded by | Lian Su |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1963 (age 60) Communist Party of China (1990–2021; expelled) |
| Alma mater | Inner Mongolia University Nankai University |
Song Liang (
Early life and education
Song was born in Shangdu County, Inner Mongolia, in December 1963. In September 1981, he was admitted to Inner Mongolia University, where he majored in plan statistics.
Career in Inner Mongolia
After graduating in July 1985, he was dispatched to the Planning Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as an official. Nine years later, he was transferred to the General Office of the Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, where he eventually became its deputy director in June 2000. He concurrently held the deputy director of Financial Work Office in June 2003, rising to director in one year later. In August 2011, he was transferred to
Career in Gansu
In March 2017, he rose to become vice governor of Gansu, an economically backward province in
Downfall
On February 1, 2021, he 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.[7] On August 15, he was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office.[8] On October 7, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[9][10]
On August 30, 2022, he was sentenced by the Intermediate People's Court of Leshan to life in prison on charges of taking bribes, he was also deprived of his political rights for life, and ordered by the court to have all his personal assets confiscated and turn over all illicit gains and their interests to the state.[11] He took advantage of his former positions in Inner Mongolia and Gansu between 2000 and 2020 to assist others in the establishment of village banks, obtaining loans, job adjustment, business operations and other matters, in return, he illegally accepted cash, equity and real estate worth approximately 79.68 million yuan (11.6 million U.S. dollars) in total.[11]
References
- ^ a b c 新年第二虎宋亮：前一天仍登党报头版 曾助包商银行扩张. sina (in Chinese). 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Xu Yuanyuan (许媛媛) (30 November 2016). 宋亮任内蒙古通辽市委书记，罗永纲不再担任 [Song Liang is appointed party chief of Tongliao, replacing Luo Yonggang]. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b 甘肃新任省委常委宋亮兼任甘肃副省长，高志凌任省文化厅厅长 [Song Liang appoints member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Governor of Gansu]. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (20 June 2018). 宋亮任甘肃省常务副省长 前任黄强已转任河南省常务副省长(简历) [Song Liang appoints executive vice governor of Gansu]. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Linda Lew (24 January 2021). "Chinese environmentalists up in arms over forest destroyed to make way for vineyards". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Ma Jingna; Li Hongyang (26 January 2021). "No massive deforestation on forest farm in NW China's Gansu: Report". Chinadaily. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Executive vice governor of China's Gansu Province under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Feng Hu (冯虎) (16 August 2021). 利用职权搞利益交换捞取政治资本，甘肃省原省委常委、常务副省长宋亮被双开. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Former Vice Provincial Governor Faces Trial for Bribery". caixinglobal.com. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Former provincial official indicted for bribery". China Daily. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Former provincial official given life sentence for bribery". xinhuanet.com. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.