Zhu Zuoli

Zhu Zuoli
祝作利
Vice-Chairman of Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
January 2013  February 2014
Chairman Ma Zhongping
Director of the Shaanxi Development and Reform Commission
In office
March 2008  January 2013
Personal details
Born January 1955 (age 60)
Xiayi County, Henan
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Residence Xi'an
Alma mater Northwest University
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Occupation politician
Profession Economics

Zhu Zuoli (Chinese: 祝作利; pinyin: Zhù Zuólì; born January 1955) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Shaanxi Province. Zhu was the Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission between 2008 and 2013, a department with broad powers over the provincial economy, and then the Vice-Chairman of the provincial People's Political Consultative Conference (Zhengxie), a mostly ceremonial legislative consultation body. He was placed under investigation for corruption by the Communist Party's internal anti-corruption agency in February 2014, and dismissed from his positions.

Biography

Zhu was born in Xiayi County, Henan in January 1955. He graduated from Northwest University, majoring in economics, he received his master of engineering degree from Northwestern Polytechnical University.[1]

Zhu got involved in politics in September 1973 and joined the Communist Party of China in July 1986.[1]

During the Cultural Revolution, Zhu worked in Liulou School as a teacher. In 1976, Hua Guofeng and Ye Jianying toppled the Gang of Four, Zhu worked as a worker in a factory.[1]

After the Chinese economic reform, Zhu worked as an officer in Shaanxi Economic and Trade Commission.[1]

Zhu worked as Deputy Secretary General of Shaanxi between December 2002 to February 2006.[1]

In February 2006, Zhu was promoted to become the Vice-Chairman of Shaanxi Development and Reform Commission, he rose through the ranks to become Director of Shaanxi Development and Reform Commission in March 2008.[1] Chinese media reported that Zhu's alleged wrongdoings likely stem from his term as the Director of the provincial Development and Reform Commission, which was in charge of the approval of almost all projects of economic significance in the province.[2]

In January 2013, Zhu was appointed as the Vice-President of Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

On February 19, 2014, Zhu was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[1][3][4][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 政协陕西省副主席祝作利涉嫌违纪被免职 (in Chinese). Neteast. Retrieved 2014.
  2. 中纪委14小时曝两落马高官 祝作利涉国有资产流失 (in Chinese). Xinhua. Retrieved 2014.
  3. 中纪委:陕西政协副主席祝作利被查 (in Chinese). Xinhua. Retrieved 2014.
  4. 祝作利落马创查办贪腐官员新速度 (in Chinese). Tencent. Retrieved 2014.
  5. 陕西政协副主席祝作利被调查 (in Chinese). Ifeng. Retrieved 2014.

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