Resigned as a "high-ranking official" and became a "senior executive"? Resignation of cadres is not a departure from the management of civil servants | characteristics | high-ranking officials
Recently, the General Office of the Communist Party of China issued the newly revised "Regulations on the Management of Professional and Technical Civil Servants" and "Regulations on the Management of Administrative Law Enforcement Civil Servants". The two regulations specify that if two types of civil servants resign from public office or retire, they shall comply with the regulations on employment restrictions. The original authorities and relevant departments shall strengthen the management and supervision of their resignation and employment behavior in accordance with the regulations.
Some people may not fully understand this. Nowadays, personnel mobility is a common occurrence, and it is not uncommon for civil servants to resign. Can't they still have "career freedom" after leaving? To some extent, this is indeed the case. From the Civil Servant Law, to the Regulations of the CPC on Disciplinary Punishment, to the Opinions on Regulating the Employment Behavior of Civil Servants after Their Resignation from Public Service, the fields and time limits of re employment have been stipulated. The two newly revised regulations have absorbed the latest provisions of relevant laws and party regulations, further improving the mechanism of power supervision and restraint. This kind of strictness is actually necessary.
In 2022, the new concept of "escape style resignation" was clarified. Since 2023, the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Outline of the Work Plan for Formulating Central Party Regulations have all paid attention to it. Behind the high attention, there is a new type of corruption and hidden corruption emerging——
For example, Qiu Ping, former deputy inspector of the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau, applied for early retirement at the age of 54 and voluntarily gave up his retirement benefits six years later. What is the reason for making such a choice? Three years later, the answer will be revealed. Originally, after retiring, Qiu Ping worked in some information technology companies to "re employment" and provided suggestions for network risk prevention and control for these enterprises, earning over 3.2 million yuan in customer service fees.
For example, Huang Xi, former general manager of the Institutional Business Department of China Construction Bank, resigned at the age of 54 and joined a real estate company as Executive Vice President one month later, in charge of the Treasury Department. She was investigated nearly four years later. The disciplinary notice stated that Huang Xi "built a nest in advance" while working to seek benefits for credit client enterprises, and after leaving, "realized his power" to receive high "settlement fees" and salaries from credit client enterprises.
For example, Jiang Tingxian, former Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Tourism Bureau in Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, often did not immediately redeem bribes when he sought illegitimate benefits for unscrupulous businessmen during his tenure. He applied for early retirement at the age of 51 and instead started doing business as a boss. The accumulated stolen money "options" from the past began to be redeemed one by one.
From this, it can be seen that the main characteristic of escape style resignation is that officials quickly transform their political and business roles after leaving. On the one hand, actively leveraging the experience, network, and influence accumulated over the years, promoting public relations for enterprises, avoiding risks, and seeking unreasonable benefits; On the other hand, using resignation as a cover to escape the so-called restrictions and accept the benefits agreed upon in the past. The revolving door of politics and commerce not only clears channels for corruption, but also disrupts market order. A typical case is to provide interest rate discounts or loans to unqualified enterprises through internal relationships, and the unfair phenomenon is a great harm to other enterprises.
It has been proven that corruption issues can occur not only during one's tenure, but also after resigning from public office or retirement, making it necessary to strengthen full cycle management. The continuous strengthening of laws and regulations aims to isolate resigned cadres from their past positions of influence.
But as mentioned earlier, the situation of "escape style resignation" is complex and the clues are hidden. While improving laws and regulations, relevant departments may learn from grassroots exploration in a timely manner and optimize the system. For example, strictly control the exit and entry points, conduct integrity assessments on applicants, and see if there are any relevant disciplinary or illegal clues; Intensify the audit of resignation, deepen the coordination between disciplinary inspection and audit supervision, and prevent resignation or retirement due to illness; Utilize the advantages of modern information technology to explore hidden clues in the process of data connectivity and integration, and so on.
After all, leaving is not leaving the company, and retirement is not landing. Once a violation of party discipline and national laws occurs, no one can avoid being held accountable. This is an inevitable way to protect the clean and upright atmosphere, and once again reminds all party members and cadres that there are two paths to wealth when serving as an official, and stepping on two boats will eventually overturn.
