He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1994. In 2000, he served in Jilin Provincial Department of Communications for eight years before becoming vice mayor of Jilin City in June 2008. In April 2011, he was named acting mayor of Jilin City, succeeding Zhang Xiaopei. He was installed as mayor in January 2012.[1] In December 2014, he was promoted to CCP Committee Secretary of the city.[2] It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a city. In April 2017, he was appointed deputy secretary-general of Jilin Provincial People's Government, and held that office until July 2017.[citation needed]
On 15 April 2019, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the CCP's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[3] Four CCP committee secretaries of Jilin City, namely Zhou Huachen, Xu Jianyi and Tian Xueren, were also sacked for graft.[4] On October 9, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.[5] On November 21, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[6]
On 15 October 2021, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Baishan on charges of taking bribes.[7] He was charged with accepting money and property worth over 63.59 million ($ million) personally or through his family members.[7] According to the indictment, he allegedly took advantage of his positions to seek benefits for others in enterprise operation, project construction, project contracting and job adjustment between 2000 and 2018.[7] He received a sentence of 15 years in prison and fine of 5 million yuan for taking bribes.[7]
References
↑Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (13 January 2012). 赵静波当选吉林市市长. Caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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.