Cao Jianliao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cao.

Cao Jianliao
曹鉴燎
Vice Mayor of Guangzhou
In office July 2007 – July 2014
Party Secretary	Wan Qingliang
Mayor	Chen Jianhua
Personal details
Born	November 1955 (age 69) Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1974–2014; expelled)
Alma mater	Jinan University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	曹鑒燎
Simplified Chinese	曹鉴燎
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cáo Jiànliáo

Cao Jianliao (born November 1955) is a former Chinese politician from Guangdong province.^[1] Beginning in 2002, Cao served successively as the Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou's Tianhe District, Haizhu District, and Zengcheng District. He was promoted to the position of Vice Mayor of Guangzhou from 2012 to 2013. In December 2013 Cao was investigated for corruption related charges, and dismissed from office and expelled from the Communist Party in July 2014.

Life

Cao was born and raised in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.

He got involved in politics in July 1974 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in November 1974.

During the Cultural Revolution, Cao worked as a local officer in Guangzhou. In September 2006, Cao became the Deputy Secretary of Guangzhou municipality; he also served as the Vice chairman of the CPPCC Guangzhou Municipal Committee in January 2007. In July 2007, Cao was promoted to the Vice Mayor of Guangzhou; he was re-elected on January 11, 2012.^[2][3]

On December 19, 2013, Cao was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations". Guandong's party disciplinary body reported that Cao had "inappropriate relationships" with some eleven women, and took bribes worth some 70 million yuan (~$11 million).^[4][5]

On July 11, 2014, Cao was removed from office and dismissed from the Party for serious corruption-related offenses; his case was forwarded to prosecution authorities for a criminal investigation.^[6]

On May 13, 2016, he pleaded guilty to bribery during his first trial at Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong province.^[7] He took advantage of various positions he held between 1995 and 2014, including deputy party secretary of Guangdong Provincial Public Security, to help certain organizations and individuals obtain land, provide assistance for others to handle police officer's license, employee's license, armed police vehicle driver's license, and delete criminal records for others. In return, he accepted money and property worth over 85.46 million yuan (~$12.42 million).^[7]

On April 14, 2017, Cao was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes worth 85.46 million yuan (~$12.42 million) by the Intermediate People's Court in Shenzhen.

References

1. Buckley, Chris (27 June 2014). "China's Anticorruption Campaign Unseats a Powerful Party Chief in Guangzhou". CHRIS BUCKLEY. NY Times. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
2. "ice Mayor Cao Jianliao attended the Australia Day Function". Archived from the original on July 25, 2014.
3. "Vice Mayor Cao Jianliao meets with Consul General Yang Chang-Soo". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25.
4. 广州原副市长曹鉴燎受贿并与多名女性通奸被双开 (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
5. 曝广州原副市长曹鉴燎与11名女性保持不正当关系 (in Chinese). Netease. 23 August 2014.
6. 广州市副市长曹鉴燎被双开 与多名女性通奸 (in Chinese). People.com. 2014.
7. Cai Minjie (蔡敏婕) (13 May 2016). 广东省委办公厅原副主任蔡广辽被控受贿逾400万受审. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 March 2021.