Wang Suyi

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.
Wang Suyi
王素毅
Head of Inner Mongolia United Front Work Department
In office
May 2010 – July 2013
Party Secretary Wang Jun
Preceded by Fu Laiwang (伏来旺)
Succeeded by Bu Xiaolin (布小林)
Party Secretary of Bayannur
In office
February 2008 – May 2010
Mayor of Bayannur
In office
July 2004 – February 2008
Personal details
Born June 1961 (age 53)
Inner Mongolia
Political party Communist Party of China (expelled)
Residence Hohhot
Alma mater Taiyuan University of Technology
Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Occupation Politician
Profession Coal mining engineering

Wang Suyi (Chinese: 王素毅; pinyin: Wāng Sùyì; born June 1961) is a Chinese politician of Mongol ethnic ancestry. Wang was part of the senior political ranks of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region until 2013.[1][2] During his career, he served as the Mayor and Party Secretary of Bayannur, as well as the head of the Inner Mongolia United Front Work Department. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on corruption-related charges in 2014.

Biography

Wang was born in Inner Mongolia in June 1961, he is of Mongol ethnicity.

Following the resumption of the University Entrance Examination in 1977, Wang entered Taiyuan University of Technology in October 1978, majoring in coal mining engineering, where he graduated in August 1982.

Wang became involved in politics in August 1982 and he joined the Communist Party of China in June 1986.

In September 2001 he was promoted to become a member of the Hohhot Communist Party Standing Committee and Vice-Mayor of Hohhot, a position he held until March 2003.

Wang served as the Vice-Chairman of Inner Mongolia Development and Reform Commission between March 2003 to December 2003.

In December 2003, he was appointed the Party Vice-Secretary and Chairman of Bayannur League (position equivalent of a Mayor); he remained in that position until 2008, when he was promoted to become Party Secretary of Bayannur.

In May 2010, Wang was elevated to become the Head of Inner Mongolia United Front Work Department, a sub-provincial level position.

On June 30, 2013, it was announced that Wang would be investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[3][4] On July 3, 2013, Wang was dismissed from his position for corruption.

On July 31, 2014, Wang was sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption by the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing. He was convicted of taking bribes equivalent to some 10.73 million yuan (~$1.74 million) during his time in office, in exchange for business-related favours or promotions of officials; prosecutors stated that some of these bribes were received in gold bars, Euros, and U.S. Dollars.[5] The prosecution presented evidence that some of the bribes were accepted by his wife, and that many bribes were accepted in the form of "gifts" during wedding receptions or around holidays.[6] Wang's legal team did not appeal the decision.[5]

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