Chen Anzhong (Chinese:陈安众; born January 1954) is a former Chinese politician who served in a variety of positions inJiangxi province. In 2015, he was sentenced to twelve years in prison for corruption.^[1]

Chen was born inNingyuan County,Hunan in January 1954. During theDown to the Countryside Movement, Chen worked as asent-down youth at Junshan Farm, inYueyang,Hunan. Chen began working in March 1972 and he joined theChinese Communist Party in December 1976.

After the resumption of theUniversity Entrance Examination in 1977, Chen enteredHunan Normal College in March 1978, majoring inpolitical science, after graduating in January 1982 he was accepted toCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist Party and graduated in December 1984, majoring inscientific socialism. After graduation, he taught there as an instructor.

From September 1985 to June 1993, Chen worked inChangsha as an officer.

In June 1993 he was promoted to become thedeputy Party secretary of Hengyang, a position he held until August 1999. From November 1996 to August 1999, he was elected as the mayor of Hengyang; he ascended to a prefecture-level position at age 42.

Chen served as thedeputy Party secretary of Jingdezhen and mayor of Jingdezhen between August 1999 to June 2001.

In June 2001, Chen was promoted to become the Party secretary of Pingxiang, he remained in that position until November 2006, when he was transferred toJiujiang and appointed the Party secretary of Jiujiang.

In January 2008, Chen was elevated to the vice-chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a position he held until January 2010.

In January 2010, Chen was appointed as vice-chairman ofJiangxi Provincial People's Congress.^[2]

On December 8, 2013, Chen was dismissed, arrested and investigated for corruption by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspection.^[3][4] Chen was sentenced 12 years in prison on June 19, 2015, upon being convicted on charges ofbribery; it was said he took 8.1 million yuan (~$1.27 million) in bribes.^[5]

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