Governor Li Xiaopeng Died September 30, 2014 | Name Ren Runhou Nationality Chinese | |
Alma mater Tianjin University
China University of Mining and Technology Occupation Business executive, politician Education Tianjin University, China University of Mining and Technology | ||
Political party Communist Party of China | ||
Ren Runhou (October 1957 – September 30, 2014) was a Chinese business executive and politician from Shanxi Province. He was the chief executive of Lu'an Group, a state-owned coal production company based in Shanxi, for over ten years beginning in June 2000. He became the Vice Governor of Shanxi in January 2011.
He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's internal disciplinary body in 2014, joining a large number of officials from Shanxi who were dismissed from their posts amid corruption investigations. He died from cancer in September before a verdict had been reached on his case.
Life
Ren Runhou was born and raised in Dai County, Shanxi, he earned a MBA degree from Tianjin University and D.E. degree from China University of Mining and Technology.
Ren got involved in politics in November 1979 and joined the Communist Party of China in October 1986.
Beginning in 1979, he served in several posts in Shanxi Xishan Mining Bureau (Chinese: 山西西山矿务局), including worker, secretary, engineer, and mine manager.
In September 1998 he became the vice-president of Shanxi Institute of Energy, a position he held until June 2000, when he was transferred to Changzhi as the president of Lu'an Group (Chinese: 潞安集团).
In January 2011 he was appointed as the vice-governor of Shanxi.
On August 29, 2014, Ren Runhou was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China for "serious violations of laws and regulations". Ren succumbed to cancer in September 2014, before a verdict had been reached on his case, but the investigation into his misconduct continued. On April 13, 2015, the CCDI announced the results of the investigation into Ren. The agency said that Ren took and gave bribes, took cash gifts, and embezzled public funds. The CCDI then posthumously expelled Ren from the Communist Party of China.