Yan Ganhui (; born February 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

. As of June 2020 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as party secretary of Yichun.

Biography

Yan was born in

Chongren County Chongren County () is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the c ...

, in February 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he was admitted to

Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics The Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics () is a public, coeducational research university located in Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi province, China. History Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (JUFE), founded in 1923 in ...

, majoring in

statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ''wikt:Statistik#German, Statistik'', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of ...

. After graduating in 1982, he was despatched to the Bureau of Statistics of

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute t ...

, where he was eventually promoted to director in May 1993. He joined the

Communist Party of China The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

(CPC) in May 1985. He became magistrate of

Jinxi County Jinxi County () is a county of Jiangxi province in the People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is ...

, a county under the jurisdiction of Fuzhou, in December 1995, and then party secretary, the top political position in the county, beginning in November 1997. He was appointed head of the Organization Department of CPC Shangrao Municipal Committee in September 2000 and one month later was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CPC Shangrao Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. In January 2005, he was appointed vice mayor of Yichun. After this office was terminated in August 2011, he became deputy party secretary of

Pingxiang Pingxiang () is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in western Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. Geography and climate Pingxiang is a city situated near the border of Jiangxi with Hunan province. Approximately 110 kilometer ...

, serving until September 2013, when he was made mayor and deputy party secretary of

Jingdezhen Jingdezhen is a prefecture-level city, in northeastern Jiangxi province, with a total population of 1,669,057 (2018), bordering Anhui to the north. It is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing Chinese ceramics for at leas ...

. In April 2016, he took office as mayor of

Shangrao Shangrao () is a medium-sized prefecture-level city located in the northeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. The city borders the province of Anhui to the north, the province of Zhejiang to the east, and the province of Fujian to t ...

, he remained in that position until June 2017, when he was transferred to Yichun again and appointed party secretary.

Downfall

On 8 June 2020, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" 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 ...

(CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the

National Supervisory Commission National Supervisory Commission of the People's Republic of China is the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China, at the same administrative ranking as Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate. Its oper ...

, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. In February 2021, he was expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office. On March 26, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of

Xinyu Xinyu (, formerly ), is a prefecture-level city in west-central Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. History Geography Xinyu has an area of . It has a four-season, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate. It can be very hot and ra ...

on charges of taking bribes. He was charged with accepting money and property worth over 26.119 million yuan ($4.06 million) personally or through others. According to the indictment, he allegedly took advantage of his positions to seek benefits for others in business restructuring, project contracting and personnel promotions between 2007 and 2020. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison and fine of 2 million yuan on taking bribes.

References

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