Li Pengxin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Pengxin
李鹏新
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
In office September 2016 – July 2021
Party Secretary	Chen Quanguo Ma Xingrui
Personal details
Born	December 1960 (age 64) Shenchi County, Shanxi, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1984–2024; expelled)
Alma mater	Qinghai Normal University Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	李鹏新
Traditional Chinese	李鵬新
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Péngxīn

Li Pengxin (Chinese: 李鹏新; born December 1960) is a former Chinese politician. As of December 2023 he was under investigation by China's top graft busters.^[1] Previously he served as deputy party secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.^[1]

He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education

Li was born in Shenchi County, Shanxi, in December 1960.^[2] After the Cultural Revolution in 1977, he taught at Delingha Farm Middle School.^[2] After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he enrolled at Qinghai Normal University, where he majored in Chinese.^[2]

Career

Qinghai

Li got involved in politics in September 1983, when he was appointed an official in Zhidoi County in northwest China's Qinghai province.^[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1984.^[2] He was eventually promoted to deputy magistrate in December 1985.^[2]

He served as deputy head of the Organization Department of the Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China in January 1990, and a year later promoted to the head position.^[2] In November 1991, he became deputy secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, rising to secretary in January 1997.^[2]

He was deputy party secretary of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in November 1999, in addition to serving as party secretary of Golmud.^[2] He was appointed party secretary of the prefecture in August 2005 and was admitted to member of the CCP Qinghai Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[2] He was secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Qinghai Provincial Committee in January 2007, and held that office until October 2011.^[2]

Inner Mongolia

He was made head of the Organization Department of the CCP Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee in October 2011 and was admitted to member of the CCP Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority.^[2]

Xinjiang

He was chosen as deputy party secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in September 2016, concurrently serving as secretary of the Education Work Committee of the CCP Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee and secretary-general of the CCP Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee.^[2][3]

Downfall

On 11 December 2023, Li 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][5]

On 17 June 2024, Li was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office.^[6]

References

1. "Former senior Xinjiang official under probe". xinhuanet.com. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
2. Liang Jingxue (梁靖雪) (16 October 2016). 李鹏新任新疆维吾尔自治区党委副书记(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
3. 新疆维吾尔自治区党委副书记李鹏新兼任自治区党委秘书长. thepaper (in Chinese). 21 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
4. William, Zheng (11 December 2023). "Ex-Xinjiang official under investigation by China's top anti-corruption watchdog". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
5. Sun, Liangzi; Denise, Jia (12 December 2023). "Former Deputy Party Secretary of Xinjiang Under Corruption Probe". caixinglobal.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
6. Yang Zekun (17 June 2024). "Senior CCP officials removed from party for discipline violations". Chinadaily. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

Party political offices
Preceded by Xiao Ruihua (肖瑞华)	Communist Party Secretary of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 2001–2007	Succeeded by Luo Zhaoyang [zh]
Preceded by Shen He [zh]	Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2007–2011	Succeeded by Wang Jianjun
Preceded by Li Jia	Head of the Organization Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2011–2016	Succeeded by Zeng Yichun [zh]
Preceded by Peng Jiarui	Secretary-General of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2016–2017	Succeeded by Li Xuejun [zh]
Preceded by Liang Chao	Secretary of the Education Work Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2016–2021	Succeeded by Li Yifei
Civic offices
Preceded by Deng Bentai [zh]	Secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China 1997–1999	Succeeded by Nima Zhuoma [zh]