Yang Kening

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Kening
杨克宁
Vice Chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office February 2021 – January 2023
Chairman	Ke Zunping Tian Xiangli
Personal details
Born	January 1962 (age 62–63) Xiaojin County, Sichuan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1987–2024; expelled)
Alma mater	Aba Finance and Trade School Party School of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Sichuan University of Business Administration
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	杨克宁
Traditional Chinese	楊克寧
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Kèníng

Yang Kening (Chinese: 杨克宁; born January 1962) is a former Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity who spent his entire career in southwest China's Sichuan province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in November 2023.^[1] Previously he served as vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[1]

He was a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.^[2]

Early life and education

Yang was born in Xiaojin County, Sichuan, in January 1962.^[3]

Career

After graduating from Aba Finance and Trade School in 1982, he became accountant of the People's Canteen of Jinchuan County Commercial Bureau.^[3]

Yang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1987, and got involved in politics in April 1988, when he was appointed secretary of the Office of the People's Government of Jinchuan County.^[3] He was eventually promoted to director of the Office of CCP Jinchuan County Committee in January 1993.^[3]

Starting in April 1995, he served in several posts in the CCP Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefectural Committee, including deputy director of the Party Building Office, deputy director of the Organization Department, and deputy secretary-general.^[3]

He was party secretary of Zamthang County in October 2002, in addition to serving as chairman of the People's Congress.^[3] It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a county.^[3]

He was executive deputy head of the Organization Department of the CCP Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefectural Committee in December 2004 and subsequently head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefectural Committee in December 2006.^[3] In January 2007 he was admitted to member of the CCP Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefectural Committee, the prefecture's top authority and soon was appointed secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefectural Committee.^[3] In December 2011 he was promoted to become chairman of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefectural Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a position he held until February 2015, when he was chosen as deputy party secretary and governor of the prefecture.^[3][4]

In February 2021, he took the position of vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body.^[3]

Downfall

On 16 November 2023, he was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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.^[1]

On 23 May 2024, Yang was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office.^[5] The Supreme People's Procuratorate signed an arrest order for him for taking bribes.^[6]

References

1. "Ex-Senior Provincial Official Stung in China's Sweeping Corruption Probe". Caixin. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
2. 中华人民共和国第十三届全国人民代表大会代表名单. gov.cn (in Chinese). 24 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
3. Yi Yi (伊一) (15 April 2021). 罗振华任阿坝州委副书记、提名州长(图/简历). Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 February 2024.
4. "Tourism at Jiuzhaigou National Park rebounds after massive 2017 earthquake". China Daily. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
5. "Former senior provincial political advisor expelled from CPC, public office". Xinhua. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
6. Wang Lanfang (王岚芳) (3 June 2024). “官场小说家”杨克宁涉嫌受贿，被决定逮捕. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 June 2024.

Government offices
Preceded by Wu Zegang [zh]	Governor of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 2015–2021	Succeeded by Luo Zhenyu (罗振华)