Feng Lixiang
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Feng Lixiang | |
|---|---|
丰立祥 | |
| Communist Party Secretary of Datong | |
| In office February 2008 – October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Guo Liangxiao |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Jifu |
| Mayor of Datong | |
| In office March 2006 – February 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Guo Liangxiao |
| Succeeded by | Geng Yanbo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1957 (age 68) Shanyin County, Shanxi, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party (1976–2015; expelled) |
| Alma mater | Taiyuan University of Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
Feng Lixiang (simplified Chinese: 丰立祥; traditional Chinese: 豐立祥; pinyin: Fēng Lìxiáng; born August 1957) is a Chinese politician from Shanxi who served as the Communist Party Secretary of Datong from 2008 to 2014. In 2014, he was investigated for corruption, expelled from the Communist Party, and indicted on bribery charges.[1]
Feng was born and raised in Shanyin County, Shanxi. In December 1974, at age 17, he became a sent-down youth during the Cultural Revolution. Feng joined the Chinese Communist Party in September 1976, around the time of Mao's death.
After the resumption of National College Entrance Examination, he entered the Taiyuan University of Technology, majoring in mechanical engineering. After college, he was assigned to Shanxi Metallurgical Geological Exploration Company (山西省冶金地质勘探公司), one year later, he was transferred to the General Office of CPC Shanxi Provincial Committee as a secretary. He earned a M.E. degree from University of Science and Technology Beijing in 1995 and a Doctor of Management Science and Engineering degree from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2008.