Hu Huaibang
Hu Huaibang | |||||||
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胡怀邦 | |||||||
Chairman of the China Development Bank | |||||||
In office April 2013 – September 2018 | |||||||
Preceded by | Chen Yuan | ||||||
Succeeded by | Zhao Huan | ||||||
Chairman of the Bank of Communications | |||||||
In office September 2008 – April 2013 | |||||||
Preceded by | Jiang Chaoliang | ||||||
Succeeded by | Niu Ximing | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | Luyi County, Henan, China | September 25, 1955||||||
Political party | Communist Party of China (1981–2020, expelled) | ||||||
Spouse | Xue Yingjuan | ||||||
Children | 1 son | ||||||
Alma mater | Jilin University | ||||||
Occupation | Politician, banker | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 胡懷邦 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 胡怀邦 | ||||||
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Hu Huaibang (Chinese: 胡怀邦; born 25 September 1955) is a Chinese former banker. He served as Chairman of the China Development Bank, a Fortune Global 500 company. He was expelled from the Communist Party of China in January 2020 for corruption.
Career
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Jilin University. He then received a PhD in Economics from the Shannxi Institute of Finance and Economics in 1999.[1] In 2000 he began working for the People's Bank of China, the central bank. He was posted in Chengdu, then Xi'an. He then joined the China Banking Regulatory Commission as a discipline official and a member of the party committee. In September 2008 he became chairman of the Bank of Communications. In April 2013 he was named chairman of the China Development Bank.[2][3][4]
Hu was an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Investigation
On July 31, 2019, he was placed under investigation for alleged "serious violations of (Communist Party) discipline and law", said in a statement by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Chinese Communist Party's top anti-graft agency.[5] Allegedly involved in the corruption cases of Wang Sanyun and Ye Jianming, he was expelled from the Communist Party on January 11, 2020.[6][7]
Personal life
Hu married Xue Yingjuan (薛迎娟), their son, Hu Xiaodong (胡啸东; born 1982), once served as deputy general manager of the Asset Management Division of Hengfeng Bank .[8] On February 12, Hu was arrested and Hu's case had been transferred to the procuratorate for further investigation and prosecution.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Executive Profile* Huaibang Hu". Bloomberg. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ xinhua (31 July 2019). "Former chairman of China Development Bank under investigation". chinadaily. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Zhou Xin (31 July 2019). "China's ex-'super bank' chief faces probe as Beijing's financial sector corruption crackdown continues". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Tony Munroe; Cheng Leng; Engen Tham; Min Zhang (31 July 2019). "Ex-chairman of China Development Bank under probe by graft-buster". reuters. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Zhang Yuzhe; Lin Jinbing (31 July 2019). "Former China Development Bank Boss Investigated for Corruption". caixinglobal. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Former chairman of China Development Bank expelled from CPC". chinadaily.com. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Hou Runfang (侯润芳) (11 January 2020). 国开行原董事长胡怀邦被开除党籍 曾涉王三运、叶简明案. bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Zhang Yuzhe (张宇哲); Ji Tianqin (季天琴); Huang Rong (黄荣) (5 August 2019). 特别报道 胡怀邦关系图谱:华信海航恒丰连环炸. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Cheng Leng; Brenda Goh (13 February 2020). "China arrests former China Development Bank chairman: media". reuters.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Former chairman of China Development Bank arrested for allegedly accepting bribes". cgtn.com. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Jilin University alumni
- People's Republic of China economists
- Chinese bankers
- Bank of Communications people
- China Development Bank people
- Politicians from Zhoukou
- Economists from Henan
- People's Republic of China politicians from Henan
- Communist Party of China politicians from Henan
- Alternate members of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China