Jiang Jie (politician)

After university in 1985, Jiang became a reporter of Qingdao Daily.^[1]

Jiang got involved in politics in May 1991, when he was appointed secretary of the Inspection Department of the General Office of the CCP Qingdao Municipal Committee.^[1] He was director of the European and American Investment Affairs Office of Qingdao Branch of the China International Trade Fair in December 1994 and subsequently vice president of Qingdao Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (China Chamber of International Commerce) in September 1998.^[1] He served as governor of Huangdao District from 2000 to 2002, and party secretary, the top political position in the district, from 2002 to 2011.^[1] He also served as director and secretary of the Party Working Committee of Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone.^[1]

Jiang became mayor of Dongying, a prefecture-level city, in June 2011, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in December 2011.^[1] He also served as chairperson of the Dongying Municipal People's Congress, the city's top legislative body, from March 2012 to June 2013.^[1]

In June 2013, Jiang was transferred to southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region and appointed vice chairman of the Xizang Autonomous Regional People's Government.^[1] He concurrently served as director of the Department of Transportation, head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Xizang Autonomous Regional Committee.^[2] In January 2016, he was admitted to standing committee member of the CCP Xizang Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority.^[3] He was elevated to executive vice chairman of the Xizang Autonomous Regional People's Government in December 2016.^[4] In January 2022, he took office as vice chairman of the Xizang Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the regional advisory body.^[5]

On 3 July 2023, Jiang 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.^[6]

On 5 January 2024, Jiang was stripped of his posts within the CCP and in the public office.^[7] On January 17, the Supreme People's Procuratorate signed an arrest order for him for taking bribes.^[8] On June 14, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.^[9] On July 17, he stood trial at the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin on charges of taking bribes, he was accused of abusing his powers in former positions he held between 2000 and 2023 to seek benefits for relevant organizations and individuals in administrative approval, engineering contracting, land transfer, and job promotion, in return, he accepted money and property worth over 225 million yuan ($31.45 million) either himself or via his family members.^[10] On December 12, he was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery by Tianjin No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, 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]