Peng Jiarui | |
|---|---|
彭家瑞 | |
| Commander ofXinjiang Production and Construction Corps | |
| In office April 2017 – February 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Xinqi |
| Succeeded by | Xue Bin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1961 (age 63–64) Wuwei County,Gansu, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Xinjiang Political and Legal Cadre School Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | ?–present |
| Unit | 2nd Division and 9th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps |
Peng Jiarui (Chinese:彭家瑞;pinyin:Péng Jiāruì; born April 1961) is a Chinese military officer and politician currently serving as vice chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and vice chairman of the Xinjiang Regional Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He previously served as commander ofXinjiang Production and Construction Corps. He joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1983. He was a representative of the17th,18th, and19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a delegate to the13th National People's Congress.
Peng was born inWuwei County,Gansu, in April 1961. In 1979, he entered Xinjiang Political and Legal Cadre School, majoring in public security. He worked inChangji Hui Autonomous Prefecture after university in 1981, where he eventually became deputy party secretary and vice governor in 2001. In October 2004, he was promoted to become party secretary ofTacheng Prefecture, a position he held until July 2011, when he was appointed party secretary ofBayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. He was appointed secretary-general of CCP Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee in December 2015 and in March 2016 was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee, the region's top authority. He was made vice chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in March 2017, concurrently serving as commander ofXinjiang Production and Construction Corps and vice chairman of the Xinjiang Regional Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1][2][3] On 31 July 2020, theUnited States government imposedGlobal Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act sanctions and visa restrictions against Peng, together withSun Jinlong for their connection to similar human rights abuse against the ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.[4][5] On 10 December 2024,Minister of Foreign Affairs of CanadaMélanie Joly announced Canada's sanctions against Peng and seven other government officials of Xinjiang and Tibet involved in serious human rights violations.[6]
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ? | Communist Party Secretary ofTacheng Prefecture 2004–2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by ? | Communist Party Secretary ofBayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 2011–2015 | Succeeded by Li Jianguo [zh] |
| Preceded by Bai Zhijie [zh] | Secretary-General of CCP Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee 2015–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by | Commander ofXinjiang Production and Construction Corps 2017–2022 | Succeeded by |