Yi Junqing

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yi.
Yi Junqing
衣俊卿
Director of the Compilation and Translation Bureau of the Central Committee
In office
February 2010  January 2013
Preceded by Wei Jianhua
Succeeded by Jia Gaojian
Director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Propaganda Department
In office
March 2007  February 2010
Personal details
Born January 1958 (age 57)
Donggang, Liaoning
Political party Communist Party of China
Residence Beijing
Alma mater University of Belgrade
Occupation Politician
Profession Philosophy

Yi Junqing (Chinese: 衣俊卿; pinyin: Yī Jùnqīng; born January 1958) is a former Chinese politician. Born in Liaoning province, Yi served as the propaganda chief of the Heilongjiang party organization between 2007 and 2010. In 2010 he was transferred to Beijing to head the Compilation and Translation Bureau of the Central Committee. In January 2013, he was investigated by the party's anti-corruption body. He was dismissed from his positions.

Biography

Yi was born in Donggang, Liaoning in January 1958.

He became involved in politics in July 1976 and he joined the Communist Party of China in February 1978.

Yi Junqing received his doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia.

In March 2007, Yi Junqing was appointed as the Director of the Propaganda Department of the Heilongjiang party organization, a position he held until February 2010. A month later, he was elected as a member of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Standing Committee, joining the elite political ranks of the province.[1]

In February 2010, he was promoted to become the Director of Compilation and Translation Bureau, an organization under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

On January 17, 2013, Yi Junqing was dismissed from his position for his lifestyle by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China.[2]

Personal life

Yi Junqing had a mistress, Chang Yan (常艳), who was married to a post-doctoral researcher in Compilation and Translation Bureau of the Central Committee. They slept together in hotels 17 times, and Chang Yan published a detailed account of their affair later. The extramarital relationship was cited as one of the lifestyle issues that led to Yi's discipline by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China.[3][4]

References

  1. 财经人物百科:衣俊卿 (in Chinese). Wangyi. Retrieved 2013.
  2. "前妻談衣俊卿多情 愛認幹姐姐". 快訊-文匯網. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  3. "中央编译局局长衣俊卿因作风问题被免职". Wangyi. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  4. "前編譯局長小三爆:與他開房17次". 兩岸新聞|中時電子報. Retrieved 2013-01-30.