Chu Zhongzhi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chu.

Chu Zhongzhi
褚中志
Communist Party Secretary of Dali
In office August 2013 – January 2015
Preceded by	Luo Jinzhong
Succeeded by	Kong Guihua
Personal details
Born	September 1967 (age 57) Kunming, Yunnan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1997–2015; expelled)

Chu Zhongzhi (Chinese: 褚中志; pinyin: Chǔ Zhōngzhì; born September 1967) is a Chinese politician from Yunnan province in southwestern China. As of January 2015, he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency.^[1] Previously, he served as the Communist Party Secretary of Dali and a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Dali Bai Autonomous Prefectural Committee.^[2]

Life and career

Chu was born and raised in Kunming, Yunnan.

He began his political career in July 1990, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in March 1997.

Beginning in September 1997, he served in several posts in the Land Resources Department of Kunming, including Deputy Director, Director, and Communist Party Secretary.^[3]

In May 2004, he was appointed as an official in the Land Resources Department of Yunnan province and over a period of 15 years worked his way up to the position of Communist Party Secretary of Dali, a tourism destination in Yunnan province.^[4]

Downfall

On January 7, 2015, the state media reported that he was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations".^[5] According to the statement, he violated the regulations of honesty and self-discipline, occupied more than the unit group purchase index; violated socialist morality, adulterated with others; took advantage of his position to seek benefits for others, and accepted bribes of more than 3 million yuan, US $10,000 yuan and shares of 550,000 yuan.^[6] On April 4, he was detained by the Yunnan Provincial Public Security Department. On September 29, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Honghe on charges of taking bribes. On October 10, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and dismissed from public office. On November 17, he received a sentence of 12 years in prison and fine of 500,000 yuan for corruption.^[7]

References

1. "Yunnan cases given extra scrutiny". Chinadaily. 2015-01-10.
2. "Party chief of China city investigated for discipline violation". Guangming Online. 2015-01-07. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
3. "褚中志任大理州委常委、大理市委书记". CPC News (in Chinese). 2013-09-03.
4. "Dali official faces graft inquiry". Chinadaily. 2015-01-07.
5. "大理州委常委、大理市委书记褚中志接受组织调查". 中Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party (in Chinese). 2015-01-07.
6. Wang Wenwei (王文伟) (10 October 2015). 大理市委书记褚中志被双开 受贿300万与他人通奸. cnr.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
7. Zhong Xu (钟旭); Yue Wanqing (岳万青) (17 November 2015). 云南大理市委原书记褚中志受贿获刑12年. chinacourt.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 February 2021.

Party political offices
Preceded by Luo Jinzhong	Communist Party Secretary of Dali 2013–2015	Succeeded by Kong Guihua