Yan Chunfeng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

Yan Chunfeng
严春风
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Guang'an
In office November 2016 – May 2018
Party Secretary	Hou Xiaochun
Vice-Mayor of Guang'an
In office August 2015 – November 2016
Leader	Luo Zengbin (mayor)
Deputy Head of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
In office May 2010 – December 2011
Personal details
Born	April 1968 (age 56) Ruichang, Jiangxi, China
Political party	Communist Party of China (expelled; 1988-2018)
Spouse(s)	Zhang Jing Li Xiangyang
Children	2
Alma mater	Kunming University of Science and Technology Chongqing University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	嚴春風
Simplified Chinese	严春风
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yán Chūnfēng

Yan Chunfeng (Chinese: 严春风; born April 1968) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southwest China's Sichuan province. Yan was in the spotlight on May 10, 2018 after a conflict involving his daughter's kindergarten teacher in Chengdu, Sichuan, was made known online.^[1][2] He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in May 2018. Previously he served as Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Guang'an, the birthplace of China's former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.^[3][4]

Early life and education

Yan was born in Ruichang, Jiangxi in April 1968. After resuming the college entrance examination in 1984, he studied, and then taught, at what is now Kunming University of Science and Technology. In 1995 he entered Chongqing University, earning his doctor's degree in Geotechnical Engineer.

Career

In January 1999 he was appointed as assistant president of Chongqing Research Institute of Building Science (CRIBS), but having held the position for only seven months. In August of that same year, he was transferred to Yibin and entered politics as a local official. He was Deputy Communist Party Secretary and district head of Cuiping District from March 2005 to August 2006. In August 2006 he was transferred again to Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, where he served as chief engineer of Chengdu Municipal Planning Administration. In May 2010 he became deputy head of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, a position he held until December 2011. He was deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban Rural Development in November 2014, and held that office until July 2015. Then he was transferred to Guang'an, where he was Deputy Communist Party Secretary between November 2016 and May 2018.

Downfall

On May 10, 2018, Yan's daughter beat her classmates and then was admonished by the kindergarten teacher. Yan's wife Li Xiangyang oppressed the kindergarten teacher with privileges, causing public indignation on the Internet.^[3][5][6]

On May 18, 2018, Yan Chunfeng was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws", said one-sentence statement issued by the ruling Communist Party's corruption watchdog body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).^[7]

On November 12, 2018, Yan Chunfeng had been expelled from the Communist Party and removed from the government over graft allegations and his case was handed over to prosecutors.^[1][8][9]

On April 11, 2019, his trial was held at the Deyang Intermediate People's Court. Prosecutors said that between 2001 and 2008, he took advantage of the convenience and power associated with his various posts in Yibin, Chengdu and Guang'an to help others profit in project contracting and dispute resolution.^[10] In return, he accepted money and property worth 5.7 million yuan ($886,849).^[10] On August 2, Yan was sentenced to 10 years for taking bribes of more than 5.7 million yuan ($886,849) in Deyang Intermediate People's Court.^[11]

Personal life

In November 2007 Yan Chunfeng and his wife Zhang Jing (张静; 張靜) divorced because of their discord. They have a son named Yan Hanlin (严瀚林; 嚴瀚林), who is studying at Chongqing Technology and Business University (CTBU).

Yan married Li Xiangyang (李向阳; 李向陽) in November 2011, the couple had a daughter named Yan Wenjun (严文君; 嚴文君).^[12][13] The couple divorced in December 2013.

References

1. Alice Yan (4 November 2018). "Chinese official sacked, expelled from Communist Party after ex-wife's social media attack". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
2. Huang Zhiling (11 April 2019). "Ex-official in Sichuan pleads guilty to taking bribes". Chinadaily. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
3. Huang Zhiling (19 May 2018). "Mother's rage leads to discipline probe". Chinadaily. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
4. "Official Who Gained Online Infamy as 'Secretary Yan' Gets Fired". sixthtone.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
5. 网传副书记女儿打同学被惩罚 太太让学校开除老师. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-05-11.
6. 央视网评论：“严书记”被双开，“王主任”的事也不能沉. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2018-11-13.
7. 广安市委副书记严春风接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2018-05-18.
8. “严书记”被双开 官方还披露了这些细节. sina (in Chinese). 2018-11-13.
9. 因"严书记女儿"事件受热议的严春风 被双开了. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-11-13.
10. Zhang Yangfei; Huang Zhiling (12 April 2019). "2 ex-officials found guilty of graft; 1 gets 12 years". Chinadaily. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
11. "严书记"一审获刑十年被罚60万 当庭认罪不上诉. scsjb.cn (in Chinese). 2019-08-03.
12. “严书记女儿”热议的背后——“严夫人”的菜“盐酥鸡”和“金苹果”. Sohu (in Chinese). 2018-05-12.
13. 广安市委副书记严春风被查. wmxa.cn (in Chinese). 2018-05-12.