Du Shanxue (; born February 1956) is a former Chinese politician from
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...
province. He successively served as the Mayor and
Chinese Communist Party Secretary of
Changzhi
Changzhi () is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the northeast and east, respectively. Historically, the city was one of the 36 administrative areas (see Administrat ...
, Party Secretary of
Lüliang
Lüliang or Lyuliang () is a prefecture-level city in the west of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shaanxi province across the Yellow River to the west, Jinzhong and the provincial capital of Taiyuan to the east, Linfen t ...
, and Secretary General of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, and the province's Vice-Governor.
Du was removed from office and investigated for corruption in June 2014 along with several of his colleagues, in a precursor to what amounted to a collapse of the political establishment in Shanxi in the face of the party's anti-corruption campaign under
Xi Jinping
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.
Life
Du was born and raised in
Lingyi County,
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...
, where he graduated from
Shanxi University of Finance and Economics
Shanxi University of Finance and Economics (''abbr. as'' SXUFE) ), founded in 1951, is one of the earliest financial universities in China. The university sticks to highlighting the academic characteristics and advantages of Economics and Manageme ...
in 1982, after the resumption of university entrance examination, and received his
master of philosophy
The Master of Philosophy (MPhil; Latin ' or ') is a postgraduate degree. In the United States, an MPhil typically includes a taught portion and a significant research portion, during which a thesis project is conducted under supervision. An MPhil m ...
degree from
Shanxi University
Shanxi University (, SXU) is a public university located in the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China. The university was selected into the Double First Class University Plan in February 2022.
History
Early 1900
The Shansi Imperial Unive ...
in 2000.
After graduation, he worked at the Shanxi Provincial Government.
Du became involved in politics in June 1976 and joined the
Chinese Communist Party
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(CCP) in March 1975.
In February 2003, he was appointed the CCP Party Vice-Chief of
Changzhi
Changzhi () is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the northeast and east, respectively. Historically, the city was one of the 36 administrative areas (see Administrat ...
, a month later, he also served as the Mayor of Changzhi, he was promoted to become the CCP Party Chief in February 2008, a position he held until January 2011. Then he was transferred to
Lüliang
Lüliang or Lyuliang () is a prefecture-level city in the west of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shaanxi province across the Yellow River to the west, Jinzhong and the provincial capital of Taiyuan to the east, Linfen t ...
as the CCP Party Chief.
In January 2012, Du was promoted to become the Secretary General of Shanxi Provincial Party Committee.
One year later, he was elected by the 12th
Shanxi People's Congress as the
Vice-Governor of Shanxi.
Downfall
On June 19, 2014, Du was being investigated by the
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest internal control institution of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), tasked with enforcing internal rules and regulations and combating corruption and malfeasance in the par ...
for "serious violations of laws and regulations".
On February 13, 2015, Du was expelled from the CCP. His alleged crimes have also been transferred to prosecutors for further review.
On August 30, 2016, he stood trial for taking bribes, offering bribes and huge amount of property with unknown sources at the Intermediate People's Court of Xuzhou in
east China
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A concept abolished in 1978, for economical purposes the region was defined from 1949 to 1961 by the Chinese Central Governme ...
's
Jiangsu
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province. Du was sentenced to life sentence on December 20, 2016.
He was also deprived of his political rights for life.
Personal life
Du married Hao Suzhen (), who was deputy party branch secretary and deputy director of Shanxi Provincial Audit Department, and was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office in August 2015 for taking bribes.
References
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1956 births
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanxi
People's Republic of China politicians from Shanxi
Living people
Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party
Vice-governors of Shanxi
Delegates to the 11th National People's Congress
Chinese politicians convicted of corruption
Politicians from Yuncheng