Shangguan Jiqing (; born March 1963) is a

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politician who spent his whole career in his home-province

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. He served as mayor of Xi'an between 2016 and 2018 but appeared to have been embroiled in a local scandal involving several other high-ranking officials. He was demoted to an insignificant position and put under probation by the disciplinary organs of the Chinese Communist Party in late 2018.

Career

Shangguan Jiqing was born in March 1963 in

Qian County Qian County () or Qianxian is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xianyang, in the central part of Shaanxi province, China. Administrative divisions Qian County is divided into 1 subdistrict and 15 towns, which are ...

. After graduating from Shaanxi Business School in August 1980, Shangguan Jiqing entered politics as a local official in Xiyang Town of

Sanyuan County Sanyuan () is a county in the central part of Shaanxi province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of Xianyang City. Administrative divisions As 2016, this County is divided to 11 towns. ;Towns Climate Transportation *China ...

. Shangguan Jiqing joined the

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in April 1982. In July 1982 he was appointed as an official in the county's Bureau of Finance and over a period of ten years worked his way up to the position of Director. In January 1995 he was transferred to

Xunyi County Xunyi () is a county in the central part of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north and northwest. It is the northernmost county-level division of Xianyang City. The county is noted for its apple orchards producing the "Mal ...

and served as its deputy magistrate. In December 1995 he was promoted to become the Magistrate, a position he held until August 1998, when he was transferred again to Bin County. He served as magistrate from August 1998 to October 1999, and Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the county, from October 1999 to December 2002. He became the vice-mayor of

Xianyang Xianyang () is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream (west) from the provincial capital of Xi'an. Once the capital of the Qin dynasty, it is now integrated into the Xi'an metrop ...

in April 2004 and served until November 2004. He was deputy director of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Finance in November 2004, and held that office until August 2008. In August 2008 he was appointed vice-mayor of Baoji, and three years later promoted to mayor. He then served as Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the city, from 2013 to 2015. In October 2015 he was promoted to Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province. He concurrently served as mayor in February 2016.

Downfall

On October 29, 2018, Shangguan Jiqing was placed on probation within the Communist Party. The party suspended his party membership and also demoted him. The government confiscated his illegal gains. Shangguan Jiqing was removed from the Communist Party and government's websites on November 2, 2018 without any official explanation. On November 5, 2018, he resigned from the mayor of Xi'an. On November 9, he was removed from membership of China's top parliamentary body, the

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. Soon after, former Shaanxi party chief

Zhao Zhengyong Zhao Zhengyong (; born March 1951) is a former politician of the People's Republic of China who served as Communist Party Secretary, Governor, and Congress Chairman of Shaanxi Province. After his retirement, he was placed under investigation for c ...

was also put under investigation. It was revealed in state television footage in January 2019 that Shangguan had been handed a two-year suspension from the party and demoted to a "non-leading deputy department level position ()," which was two grades lower than his previous position.

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Biography of Shangguan Jiqing
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