Xu Gang (; born December 1958) is a former Chinese official who spent most of his career in

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

province. He was the vice Governor of

since 2013. On March 20, 2015, Xu Gang was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. He was the first high-ranking politician being examined from Fujian province after the 18th Party Congress in 2012.

Career

Xu Gang was born in Pucheng County, Fujian. In 1978, Xu Gang attended

Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...

and graduated in 1982. In 1997, he became vice-mayor of Putian until September 2000. In 2003, Xu became the director of Department of Transportation of Fujian. In 2005, he became the director of Economic and Trade Commission of Fujian. Xu Gang became the Communist Party Secretary of Quanzhou from April 2008 to February 2013. In February 2013, Xu Gang became the Vice Governor of

. He managed personnel, labor and social security, work safety, food and drug safety, emergency management, petition and efficiency etc. On March 20, 2015, Xu Gang was placed under investigation 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 pa ...

of the Chinese Communist Party for "serious violations of laws and regulations". Xu was expelled from the communist party on July 27, 2015. On December 29, 2016, Xu was sentenced to 13 years in prison for bribery.

References

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