Lin Qiang (politician)

For other people named Lin Qiang, see Lim Giong.
Lin Qiang
林强
Mayor of Tieling
In office
July 2013 – September 2014
Succeeded by Sun Yi (孙轶)[1]
Personal details
Born May 1969 (age 45)
Qinglong County, Hebei
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Residence Tieling, Liaoning
Alma mater Shenyang Normal University
Liaoning University
Occupation Politician
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lin.

Lin Qiang (simplified Chinese: 林强; traditional Chinese: 林強; pinyin: Lín Qiáng; born May 1969) is a Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Northeast China's Liaoning province. As of September 2014 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency.[2] Previously he served as the Mayor of Tieling.[3]

Life and career

Lin was born and raised in Qinglong County, Hebei. He entered Shenyang Normal University in September 1988, majoring in mathematics, where he graduated in August 1991. Then he was accepted to Liaoning University, majoring in Chinese language. At the same time, he taught at the 74th Middle School in Xinchengzi District. He soon became the president and Communist Party Secretary of 119th Meddle School.

Lin served as Shenyang Municipal Party Committee Secretary of the Communist Youth League and Party Branch Secretary. He also served as Vice-Mayor of Fuxin between October 2005 to September 2006. Then he was transferred to Liaozhong County and served as Deputy Communist Party Secretary and County Governor. He served as Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Heping District in April 2011, and one year later promoted to the Communist Party Secretary position.

In February 2013, he was appointed the Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Tieling, he concurrently served as Mayor of Tieling in July 2013, he remained in that positions until September 2014, when he was taken away by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency for corruption.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "孙轶当选辽宁铁岭市市长 前任正接受调查". 163.COM (in Chinese). 2015-01-10.
  2. ↑ "Tieling , Liaoning former Mayor Lin and strong discipline violations involving three cadres being investigated". 163.COM. September 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "收受巨额贿赂 铁岭原市长林强被双开(图)". Sohu (in Chinese). 2015-02-10.
  4. ↑ Zhang Ruiting (2013-03-07). "Vice-president Zhao Changlu meets with Tieling mayor". Beijing Institute of Technology.
  5. ↑ "辽宁省铁岭市原市长林强等5人被开除党籍". 163.COM (in Chinese). 2015-02-09.