Tian Yubao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tian .

Tian Yubao
田玉宝
Vice Chairman of Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress
In office June 2007 –May 2012

Tian was born and raised in Taiyuan, Shanxi, in an ethnic Hui family. It is not clear if he has a university degree.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1995 he became the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Nanjiao District, a position he held until May 1997, when he was appointed the party chief of Xiaodian District. When he presided over party work in Xiaodian, Liu Suiji was district governor; when he left Xiaodian, Liu succeeded him as party chief there.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2002 he was transferred to a position in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, and appointed the Vice-Chairman of Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress (futingji), where he was put in charge of legal work and led party-related work.^{[ citation needed ]}

Tian Yubao retired in May 2012, and disappeared from public life.^{[ citation needed ]}

Downfall

On November 3, 2014, it was announced that Tian would be investigated by the Shanxi Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations". ^[2] He was detained by on December 11. After a quick investigation, Tian was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party on December 26. He was accused of taking large bribes and also purchasing stock in a manner that violated regulations. His retirement benefits were also rescinded by the state, and his case was moved to judicial authorities for prosecution. ^[2]

On June 16, 2016, he was sentenced to 13 years and fined 500,000 yuan for taking bribes and holding a huge amount of property without legal sources. All his illegal gains will be confiscated and handed over to the State.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. 山西太原人大常委原副主任田玉宝严重违纪接受调查. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2014-11-03. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014.
2. 太原人大原副主任田玉宝被查 曾与柳遂记共事6年. 163.com (in Chinese). 2014-11-03.

Party political offices
Preceded by Peng Fu (彭富)	Communist Party Secretary of Nanjiao District 1995–1997	Succeeded by Revocation
New title	Communist Party Secretary of Xiaodian District 1998–2002	Succeeded by Liu Suiji