Yishi Dawa

Yishi Dawa (Chinese: 益西达瓦; born May 1964) is a former Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity who spent his entire career in southwest China's Sichuan province. As of April 2025 he handed himself in to China's top anti-graft watchdog. Previously he served as director of the Sichuan Provincial Civil Affairs Department, and before that, governor of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.^[1] He was a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[2]

Yishi Dawa was born in Batang County, Sichuan, in May 1964.^[3] In 1982, he enrolled at Southwest Minzu College (now Southwest Minzu University), where he majored in physics.^[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1986 upon graduation.^[3]

Career

After university in 1986, Yishi Dawa was assigned as an official to Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.^[3] In February 1995, he became deputy magistrate of Xinlong County, rising to magistrate in December 1998.^[3] In October 2002, he was promoted to party secretary of Daofu County, the top political position in the county.^[3] In January 2007 he was admitted to standing committee member of the CCP Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefectural Committee, the prefecture's top authority.^[3] He also served as president of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefectural Federation of Trade Unions from April 2007 to June 2008 and head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefectural Committee from June 2008 to August 2010.^[3] He was deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Sichuan Provincial Committee in August 2010, in addition to serving as director of the Sichuan Provincial Religious Affairs Bureau.^[3] In October 2011, he was named acting governor of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, confirmed in January 2012.^[3] He was appointed director of the Sichuan Provincial Civil Affairs Department in January 2017, concurrently serving as president of Sichuan Provincial Charity Federation since May 2023.^[3]^[4]

In December 2024, Yishi Dawa was chosen as vice president of China Charity Federation.^[3]

Downfall

On 11 April 2025, Yishi Dawa surrendered himself to 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, for "serious violations of discipline and laws".^[5]

References

↑ 十年两会·温暖记忆 “从揪心到放心，总书记始终惦记着困难群众”. cyol.com (in Chinese). 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
↑ Zhao Zixuan (赵紫萱) (2022-03-08). 全国政协委员益西达瓦：提升家庭公共服务水平促进新时代家庭建设丨委员在这里. sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-09-12.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 卸任厅长半年后，他主动投案. qq.com (in Chinese). 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
↑ Peng Bo (彭博) (2024-09-30). 四川任免吴群刚、益西达瓦、蒋丽英职务. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-09-12.
↑ 四川省民政厅原党组书记、厅长益西达瓦接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2025-09-12.

Government offices

Preceded by

Li Changping [zh]

Governor of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
2012–2016

Succeeded by

Xiao Youcai [zh]

Preceded by

Huang Mingquan (黄明全)

Director of the Sichuan Provincial Civil Affairs Department
2017–2024

Succeeded by

Jiang Liying (蒋丽英)

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

Campaign oversight

Xi Jinping (Central Committee General Secretary)
Li Xi (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary; Central Leading Group for Inspection Work Leader)
Liu Jinguo (National Supervisory Commission Director)
Zhang Shengmin (Military Discipline Secretary)

Implicated people
(full list)

Central Committee members	Bi Jingquan Che Dalha Ding Laihang Gou Zhongwen He Hongjun He Weidong Jiang Chaoliang Jin Xiangjun Lan Tianli Li Chuanguang Li Shangfu Lin Xiangyang Liu Jianchao Liu Yazhou Luo Baoming Miao Hua Sun Zhigang Tang Renjian Wang Chunning Wang Lixia Wang Xiubin Wang Yilin Wei Fenghe Wu Yingjie Yang Fasen Yi Huiman Yuan Huazhi Zhou Yaning
Central Committee alternate members	Fang Hongwei Han Yong Jiang Zhigang Kou Wei Li Shisong Li Yuchao Liu Hui Liu Shiquan Tang Yijun Ulan Wu Cunrong Ye Hongzhuan Zhang Zhenzhong Zhu Zhisong
Central organs and State-owned enterprises	An Jin Fan Yifei Jiao Xiaoping Kou Wei Li Gang Ling Chengxing Liu Shaoyong Pan Liang Ren Jianxin Tan Ruisong Tang Shuangning Tian Wei Wang Jianjun Wu Yansheng [zh] Xu Heyi Xu Ying Yang Xiaowei Zhang Gengsheng Zhong Ziran
Officials of Provincial-ministerial rank¹ (incl. sub-provincial)	Bi Baowen Cao Weidong Che Dalha Chen Jixing Chen Weijun Chen Yan Cui Baohua Cui Maohu Dai Beifang Dai Daojin Dong Yunhu Dou Wangui Du Yubo Du Zhaocai Du Zi Fang Hongwei Fu Zhongwei Gao Peng Gao Xingfu Han Song Hong Lihe Hu Qiang Hu Youtao Huang Sanping Ji Binchang Ji Guogang Jiang Deguo Jiang Duntao Jiang Jie Jin Zhizhen Li Chunsheng Li Haitao Li Jinzhu Li Pengxin Li Weiwei Li Xiangang Li Xiaopeng Liu Xingtai Li Yuefeng Li Zaiyong Liu Liange Liu Yuejin Liu Zhiqiang Long Xiang Lu Kehua Luo Baoming Luo Yulin Luo Zengbin Ma Fengsheng Ni Qiang Peng Guofu Peng Xiaochun Qi Tongsheng Qin Rupei Qu Min Shang Liguang Song Chaohua Su Zengtian Sun Shutao Sun Yuning Tang Dezhi Tang Yijun Ulan Wang Bo Wang Fengchao Wang Huimin Wang Jun [zh] Wang Xuefeng Wang Yong Wang Yixin Wu Cunrong Wu Shenghua Wu Yingjie Xiong Xue Xu Chuanzhi Xu Xianping Yang Fasen Yang Kening Yang Zixing Ye Hanbing Ye Hongzhuan Yi Huiman Yi Pengfei Yin Meigen Zhang Xiaolian Zhang Xiaopei Zhang Xiulong Zhang Zulin Zhao Jinyun Zheng Hong Zhou Derui Zhou Jiabin Zhou Jiankun Zhou Xi'an Zhou Xianwang Zhu Congjiu
Military generals²	Deng Zhiping Ding Laihang Gao Daguang He Hongjun Li Chuanguang Li Hanjun [zh] Li Yuchao Li Tongjian (李同建) Lin Xiangyang Liu Shiquan Lü Hong (吕宏) Ju Xinchun Miao Hua Qin Shutong Rao Wenmin (饶文敏) Wang Chunning Wang Houbin Wang Xiubin Wang Zhibin You Haitao Yuan Huazhi Zhang Lin Zhang Yulin Zhang Zhenzhong Zhou Yaning
Officials at Prefecture-level rank¹ or below	Ao Liuquan Bademala Deng Zhenxiao Duan Chenggang Fan Zhongjie Guoguo Han Zhanwu Hao Hongjun He Zehua Huang Fangfang‎ Jiao Lansheng Jin Shouhao Ju Xiaoyang Kong Xiaohong Lai Zehua Lei Shaoye Li Chunliang Li Hongming Li Tao Liu Handong Liu Kuanren Liu Ming Liu Wenxin Liu Zhiren Long Xiaohua Mao Tengfei‎ Miao Xuegang Mo Hua Qi Jianxin Tang Zhiguo Wang Hao Wang Qun Wang Shanping Wang Xiliang Wang Zhonghe Wei Weihan Xiang Chengqiang Yang Jian Ye Libin Yishi Dawa Ying Yuying Yu Wenming Yuan Yanwen Yue Wenhai Zhang Fusheng Zhang Jianchun Zhao Changfu Zhao Shihong Zheng Renhao Zhong Yang Zhu Shixi Zhu Zhisong
Business, banks, sports universities, media	Chen Xuyuan Dong Zheng [zh] Du Zhaocai Gu Xiaoyuan Hou Weidong Li Jiping Li Tie Li Yaguang Li Yong Lin Jingzhen Liu Liange Liu Yi [zh] Lou Wenlong Ren Yuzhong Tong Jilu Wang Hanqing Yu Hongchen [zh] Zhang Yaoxue

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
2017–2022

^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.

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