Wang Tie

Wang was born in October 1957, and he was graduated from Zhengzhou University, China University of Political Science and Law and Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He served as the teacher of Henan Business School, the officer of the Business Department of Henan, the deputy director of Henan Salt Administration, the manager of Henan Deputy Food Company, the deputy director of the Trade Department of Henan, the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and mayor of Jiyuan.^[3]

In 2003, Wang was appointed as the mayor of Xinyang, and promoted to the post of the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary in 2006. He was appointed as the Vice Governor of Henan, then he was appointed as the Vice Director of Henan People's Congress in 2018.^[3]

On August 17, 2018, Wang Tie was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Chinese Communist Party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China, for "serious violations of regulations and laws".^[4] According to the report, he turned himself in, gave back his illicit gains and showed sincere remorse.^[5] On November 19, 2018, Wang was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and demoted to a "deputy department director level" (副处级) position.^[6][7] The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement that Wang was found to have severely violated political discipline and political rules, conducted vote buying and canvassing in elections, refused to report personal matters to authorities, took advantage of his posts to assist relatives in business and illegally accepted gifts and money, and violated the life discipline.^[6][7]