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Xu Gang (politician)

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Preceded by
  
Zheng Daoxi (郑道溪)

Occupation
  
Politician

Party
  
Communist Party of China

Alma mater
  
Fudan University

Education
  
Fudan University


Nationality
  
Chinese

Role
  
Politician

Succeeded by
  
Huang Shaoping

Name
  
Xu Gang

Residence
  
Fuzhou, China

Political party
  
Communist Party of China (1985-2015, expelled)

Xu Gang (Chinese: 徐钢; pinyin: Xú Gāng; born December 1958) is a former Chinese official who spent most of his career in Fujian province. He was the vice Governor of Fujian since 2013. On March 20, 2015, Xu Gang was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. He was the first high-ranking politician being examined from Fujian province after the 18th Party Congress in 2012.

Career

Xu Gang was born in Pucheng County, Fujian. In 1978, Xu Gang attended Fudan University and graduated in 1982. In 1997, he became vice-mayor of Putian until September 2000. In 2003, Xu became the director of Department of Transportation of Fujian. In 2005, he became the director of Economic and Trade Commission of Fujian. Xu Gang became the Communist Party Secretary of Quanzhou from April 2008 to February 2013. In February 2013, Xu Gang became the Vice Governor of Fujian. He managed personnel, labor and social security, work safety, food and drug safety, emergency management, petition and efficiency etc.

On March 20, 2015, Xu Gang was placed under investigation by the Party's internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations". Xu was expelled from the communist party on July 27, 2015.

On December 29, 2016, Xu was sentenced to 13 years in prison for bribery.

References

Xu Gang (politician) Wikipedia