Yang Gang (politician)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.
Yang Gang
杨刚
Deputy Director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
In office
December 2010 – July 2013
Premier Wen Jiabao → Li Keqiang
Deputy Party Secretary of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
In office
November 2006 – December 2010
Party Secretary Wang Lequan
Party Secretary of Urumqi
In office
November 1999 – November 2006
Succeeded by Li Zhi
Personal details
Born January 1953 (age 62)
Gaocheng, Hebei
Political party Communist Party of China
Residence Beijing
Alma mater Xinjiang University
Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
Occupation Politician
Profession Politician
Health official

Yang Gang (simplified Chinese: 杨刚; traditional Chinese: 楊剛; pinyin: Yáng Gāng; born January 1953) is a former Chinese politician who served in important posts in Xinjiang, a vast region in far-western China. Between 2010 and 2013 Yang served as the Deputy Director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ). Between 1999 and 2010, Yang was an important regional official in Xinjiang, serving first as the Communist Party Secretary of Urumqi and then Deputy Secretary of the Xinjiang regional Party Committee. Yang was a member of the 11th National People's Congress and an Alternate Member of 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[1][2][3] Yang was placed under investigation by the party's anti-corruption body in December 2013.[4]

Biography

Yang was born in Gaocheng, Hebei in January 1953.

During the Cultural Revolution, he worked in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Yang entered Xinjiang University in September 1978, majoring in politics, where he graduated in August 1982. After graduation, he worked in Xinjiang. Yang was educated in Central Party School of the Communist Party of China from September 1986 to July 1989.

In November 1999 he was promoted to become the Party Secretary of Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, and held the position until November 2006.

In November 2006, he was appointed the Vice-Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Committee, he remained in that position until December 2010, when he was transferred to Beijing and appointed the Vice-Chairman of National Administration of Quality and Technical Supervision.

In December 2013, Yang was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[1][2][3][4] On December 30, Yang was dismissed from his position for corruption.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "原新疆自治区副书记任杨刚任质监总局副局长". Neteast. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "财政部原副部长丁学东被任命为国务院副秘书长". Ifeng. 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "国务院任免国家工作人员 宫蒲光任民政部副部长". Chinanews. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "原新疆副书记、原质检总局副局长杨刚被查". Ifeng. 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  5. ↑ 中组部：杨刚涉嫌严重违纪被免职，Xinhuanet，2013年12月30日