Li Xinhua

Li Xinhua (Chinese: 李新华; born January 1953) is a retired Chinese oil executive and politician who served as deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) from 2007 to 2013 and vice-governor of Yunnan from 2003 to 2007. He has retired for almost six years. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in March 2019.^[1]^[2]

Li was born in Qidong County, Hunan, in January 1953. In March 1969, he enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), serving in the Yunnan Production and Construction Corps. In March 1972, he entered Kunming Institute of Technology (now Kunming University of Science and Technology), where he graduated in September 1975.

Career

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Beginning in 1975, he served in several posts in Yunnan Natural Gas Chemical Plant, including secretary of the Youth League Committee, workshop director, deputy director, and director. After the institutional reform, he served as chairman, general manager and deputy party chief of Yunnan Natural Gas Group Co., Ltd.. He rose to become party chief in June 1995.

He began his political career in April 2002, when he was appointed assistant governor of Yunnan. In January of the following year, he was installed as vice-governor. He was deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in April 2007, and held that office until his retirement in July 2013.

Investigation

On March 22, 2019, he has come under investigation 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, said in a statement on their website, without elaborating.^[3] His superior in China National Petroleum Corporation, chairman Jiang Jiemin, was removed from his post and came under investigation for corruption in September 2013.^[4] His superior, governor Qin Guangrong, turned himself in to the government and was placed under investigation on May 9, 2019.^[5]^[6]

On April 23, 2020, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.^[7]

References

↑ "Former CNPC vice general manager under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
↑ "Three more CNPC officials under investigation". South China Morning Post. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
↑ 中国石油天然气集团有限公司原党组成员、副总经理李新华接受审查调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
↑ Buckley, Chris; Ansfield, Jonathan (1 September 2013). "Senior Chinese Official Falls Under Scrutiny as Some Point to Larger Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
↑ Matt Ho (9 May 2019). "Former Communist Party boss of Yunnan Qin Guangrong investigated for corruption". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
↑ "云南省委原书记秦光荣接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查". Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
↑ 行贿秦光荣20次的许雷受审！曾任云南省副省长的李新华被公诉！. sina (in Chinese). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping (2017–2022)

Campaign oversight

Xi Jinping (Central Committee General Secretary)
Zhao Leji (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary; Central Leading Group for Inspection Work Leader)
Yang Xiaodu (National Supervisory Commission Director)
Zhang Shengmin (Military Discipline Secretary)

Implicated people
(full list)

Central Committee members	Fu Zhenghua Liu Shiyu Nur Bekri Shen Deyong Qin Guangrong Yang Jing Zhao Zhengyong
Central Committee alternate members	Cao Guangjing Chen Gang Li Jia Li Shixiang Xiao Yaqing
Central organs and State-owned enterprises	Cao Guangjing Cao Yaofeng Gao Weidong He Xingxiang Hu Huaibang Hu Wenming Lai Xiaomin Li Guohua Li Ningping Li Xinhua Li Qingkui Liu Baohua Lu Wei Mao Qingguo Sheng Guangzu Sun Bo Tian Huiyu Wang An Wang Bin Wang Dengfen [zh] Wu Zhen Yin Jiaxu Yuan Renguo Zhang Shaochun Zhou Mengbo
Officials of Provincial-ministerial rank¹ (incl. sub-provincial)	Ai Wenli Bai Xiangqun Cai Esheng Cao Guangjing Chen Guoqiang Chen Jiadong Chen Rugui Dong Hong Feng Xinzhu Gan Rongkun Gong Jianhua Hao Chunrong Hu Yifeng Huang Yi Ji Xiangqi Li Jia Li Jiexiang Li Jinzao Jin Suidong Li Qian Li Wei Li Wenxi Li Yihuang Li Zefeng [zh] Liu Guoqiang Liu Hongwu Liu Jun Liu Qiang Liu Xinyun Liu Yanping Ma Ming Meng Hongwei Meng Yongshan Miao Ruilin Peng Yuxing Qian Yin'an Qiu Daming Pu Bo Ren Hua Shangguan Jiqing Sheng Guangzu Shi Wenqing Song Liang Song Taiping Song Xibin Sun Guoxiang Sun Lijun Sun Yuanliang Tong Daochi Wang Dawei Wang Erzhi Wang Fuyu Wang Like Wang Minghui Wang Tie Wang Xiaoguang Wang Yong Wei Chuanzhong Wen Guodong Xiang Lili Xiao Yaqing Xiao Yi Xie Jilai Xing Yun Xu Guang Xue Heng Yang Fulin Yang Keqin Yu Luming Yun Gongmin Yun Guangzhong Zhang Bencai Zhang He Zeng Zhiquan Zhang Jian Zhang Jiehui Zhang Jinghua Zhang Maocai Zhang Qi Zhang Wufeng Zhang Xinqi Zhang Yongze Zhang Zhinan Zhou Huachen Zhou Jiangyong
Military generals²	Meng Zhongkang Qian Weiping Rao Kaixun Xu Xianghua
Officials at Prefecture-level rank¹ or below	An Zhengyu Cao Jiongfang Chen Jian Chen Jiming Chen Sanxin Dai Xianghui Fu Tiegang Gao Hongbin Gao Hongzhi Gao Weidong Gong Wusheng Guo An He Jian Han Dongyan Hu Zhiqiang Li Chenghui Li Jianguo Li Jianping Li Xinyuan Li Yuecheng Liu Hesheng Liu Hushan Liu Jifu Liu Shihe Luan Kejun Pan Qisheng Meng Wei Wangdui Wang Jianfeng Wei Hongguang Xiang Hongqiong Xu Liqun Yan Chunfeng Yan Ganhui Yang Sitao Yang Weiguo Yang Yiwen Zhang Lingping Zhao Deguang Zhao Jingbo Zhao Yingyun Zheng Yajun Zhu Zhongkui
Business and media	Wu Xiaohui Ye Jianming

Corruption in China
Extraordinary rendition
Eight-point Regulation
Human rights in China
Judicial system of China

Law enforcement in China
National security of China
Operation Fox Hunt
Qincheng Prison
Shuanggui
2012–2017

^PB Former member of the Politburo; ^PLA Also a military official; ^CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates
¹For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of China;
²Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.

Authority control databases	VIAF

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