Li Daqiu | |
|---|---|
李达球 | |
| Vice-Chairman of the Guangxi Regional Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
| In office January 2008 – July 2013 | |
| Chairman | Ma Tieshan [zh] |
| Communist Party Secretary ofHezhou | |
| In office May 2003 – November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Huang Daowei [zh] |
| Succeeded by | Zhao Leqin [zh] |
| Mayor ofYulin | |
| In office June 2001 – May 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Fang Hao |
| Succeeded by | Jin Xiangjun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1953 (age 71) Zhaoping County,Guangxi, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1973–2013, expelled) |
| Alma mater | Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party Zhongnan University of Economics and Law |
Li Daqiu (simplified Chinese:李达球;traditional Chinese:李達球;pinyin:Lǐ Dáqiú; born October 1953) a former politician in theGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. Li served as the Party Secretary ofHezhou, and the Mayor ofYulin, both cities in Guangxi. He was removed from his posts and expelled from the Communist Party in 2013 and subsequently tried on charges of corruption.[1] In October 2014, Li was convicted of taking bribes of 10.95 million Yuan (~$1.8 million) between 2003 and 2013, and sentenced to fifteen years in prison.
Li was born inZhaoping County,Guangxi in October 1953.
Li joined theChinese Communist Party in October 1973 and he got involved in politics in October 1974.
During theCultural Revolution, Li worked inZhaoping County as a local officer. He rose through the ranks to become the Vice-Governor of Zhaoping County in November 1987, then he was elevated to the County Governor and the CCP County Committee Vice-Secretary of Zhaoping.
In September 1993 he became the CCP County Committee Secretary of He County, a position he held until April 1996.
Li enteredCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist Party in August 1995, majoring in economic administration, where he graduated in 1999. After graduation, he was educated inZhongnan University of Economics and Law.
In June 2001, he was appointed the Mayor of the city ofYulin, Guangxi and the Party Vice-Secretary of Yulin, he remained in that position until May 2003, when he was transferred toHezhou and appointed theParty Secretary of Hezhou.
In January 2008, Li was elevated to the vice-chairman of the Guangxi Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
On July 6, 2013, state media announced that Li was being investigated by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[2][3] On July 13, Li was dismissed from his position. In September 2013, Li was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and removed from his government posts.[4][5][6]
On August 28, 2014, Li's case was brought before the intermediate court of theYanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture inJilin province for trial. The prefecture's prosecutor agency alleged that Li took 10.95 million Yuan (~$1.8 million) in bribes during his time as Hezhou party chief and vice-chairman of the Guangxi Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in the process of government business dealings as well as in the arrangement of promotions for officials.[7] On October 13, Li was sentenced to fifteen years in prison.[8]
Li is the highest-ranked official to be convicted of corruption charges in Guangxi since the 18th Party Congress. His downfall has earned him the moniker "Guangxi tiger" (桂老虎), in reference toXi Jinping's anti-corruption programme that vowed to take down "tigers" (high-level officials) and "flies" (petty officials).[9][10]
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Fang Hao | Mayor of Yulin 2001–2003 | Succeeded by Jin Xiangjun |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Huang Daowei | Communist Party Secretary ofHezhou 2003–2006 | Succeeded by Zhao Leqin |