Ji Guogang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ji.

Ji Guogang
纪国刚
Vice Chairman of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region
In office January 2016 – November 2022
Chairman	Losang Jamcan
Personal details
Born	August 1962 (age 62) Yanji, Jilin, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (expelled; 1984–2023)
Alma mater	Jilin University Beijing Normal University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	纪国刚
Traditional Chinese	紀國剛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jǐ Guógāng

Ji Guogang (Chinese: 纪国刚; born August 1962) is a former Chinese politician who was vice chairman of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region between 2016 and 2022. As of November 2022 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. He is the first senior official in Tibet Autonomous Region and the third senior official in China to be targeted by China's top anticorruption watchdog in 2022.

Early life and education

Ji was born in Yanji, Jilin, in August 1962.^[1] After resuming the college entrance examination in 1979, he was accepted to Changchun Institute of Geology (now Jilin University), where he majored in regional geological survey and mineral survey.^[1] He also received his doctor's degree in economics from Beijing Normal University in 2015.^[1]

Political career

After graduating in 1983, Ji was despatched to the State Planning Commission, which was reshuffled as the National Development and Reform Commission in 1998.^[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1984.^[1]

In 2012, Ji was transferred to southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.^[1] In December 2012, he became deputy director of the Development and Reform Commission of the Tibet Autonomous Region, rising to director the next year.^[2] He was vice chairman of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region in January 2016, in addition to serving as party branch secretary of the Development and Reform Commission of the Tibet Autonomous Region.^[3]

Investigation

On 16 November 2022, Ji was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[4]

On 16 May 2023, he was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office.^[5]

References

1. Lian Zheng (连政) (16 November 2022). 西藏自治区人大常委会副主任纪国刚被查. guancha.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
2. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (22 November 2016). 普布次仁任西藏自治区发改委主任 纪国刚不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
3. Yi Yi (伊一) (1 February 2016). 巨建华、李文汉、尼玛次仁、张晓华、纪国刚当选西藏自治区人大副主任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
4. Wan Zhidian (万枝典) (16 November 2022). 西藏自治区人大常委会副主任纪国刚接受纪律审查和监察调查. hunantoday.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
5. "Former senior Tibet legislator expelled from CPC, public office". Chinadaily.com. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

Government offices
Preceded by ?	Director of the Development and Reform Commission of the Tibet Autonomous Region 2013–2016	Succeeded by Pubu Ciren [zh]