Chen Yan (; born August 1963) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southwest China's Guizhou province. As of March 2024 he was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

and before that, mayor of Guiyang and mayor of Tongren. Chen was a delegate to the

13th National People's Congress The 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and will be in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023. It is scheduled to hold five sessions in this period, occurri ...

Early life and education

Chen was born in

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

, Jiangsu, in August 1963. In 1982, he enrolled at the Renmin University of China, where he majored in national economic planning. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1986.

Career

After university in 1986, Chen was despatched to the Guizhou Provincial Planning Commission (now Guizhou Provincial Development and Reform Commission), where he served in several posts and spent 25 years there. In July 2011, he became vice mayor of Tongren, rising to mayor in January 2016. In September 2017, he was named acting mayor of

Guiyang Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...

, succeeding Liu Wenxin. In January 2021, he was chosen as vice chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the

, the provincial advisory body.

Downfall

On 25 March 2024, Chen has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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.

References

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