Song Taiping
Song Taiping | |
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宋太平 | |
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hebei People's Congress | |
In office January 2012 – January 2018 | |
Chairman | Zhang Qingli Zhou Benshun Zhao Kezhi Wang Dongfeng |
Communist Party Secretary of Baoding | |
In office January 2008 – January 2012 | |
Preceded by | Song Changrui |
Succeeded by | Xu Ning |
Communist Party Secretary of Zhangjiakou | |
In office November 2006 – January 2008 | |
Preceded by | Liu Yongrui |
Succeeded by | Xu Ning |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1955 (age 68) Baixiang County, Hebei, China |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater | Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party |
Song Taiping (Chinese: 宋太平; pinyin: Sòng Tàipíng; born December 1955) is a retired Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Hebei. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in July 2021. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hebei People's Congress.[1]
Career
Song was born in Baixiang County, Hebei, in December 1955. He joined the Baixiang County Fertilizer Plant in March 1975, a year and a half later, he was transferred to the Publicity Department of CCP Baixiang County Committee and then to the CCP Baixiang County Committee Office in April 1979. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1979. In September 1984, he moved to the CCP Xingtai Committee Office, where he served as deputy director in April 1988. In December 1992, he was appointed magistrate of Ren County, a position he held for five years. He was deputy director of the Organization Department of the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee in December 1997, and held that office until January 2003. Then he served as head of Hebei Provincial Office of Personnel Services before serving as party chief of Zhangjiakou in November 2006. He became party chief of Baoding in January 2008, and served until January 2012, when he was promoted to become vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hebei People's Congress.[2] He served in the post until his retirement in January 2018.[3]
Downfall
On 25 July 2021, he has been 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]
References
- ^ "Former senior provincial legislator under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Yue Qi (悦琪) (2 February 2008). 宋太平任保定市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Liang Jianzhong (梁建忠) (25 July 2021). 河北“虎”退休3年后被查,任内目睹两同僚履新又落马. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ 河北省人大常委会原副主任宋太平接受中央纪委国家监委审查调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.