The former Central Committee member fell from his horse late at night! He was the first former secretary of the provincial party committee to fall from power after the 20th National Congress
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection fights "tigers" late at night!
On the evening of August 28th at 9 o'clock, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Sun Zhigang, former secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.
Sun Zhigang Information Map
According to public information, Sun Zhigang was born in May 1954 in Xingyang, Henan. He started working in February 1971 and joined the Communist Party of China in September 1976. He holds a postgraduate degree and a PhD in economics. He was a member of the 19th Central Committee.
Sun Zhigang worked in Wuhan in his early years and served as the District Mayor of Hanyang District, Deputy Mayor of Wuhan City, Mayor of Yichang, and Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. In 2002, he became a member of the Standing Committee and Secretary General of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee.
In 2006, Sun Zhigang was transferred to the position of Standing Committee Member and Executive Vice Governor of Anhui Province. In 2010, he was appointed as Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission and Director of the State Council Medical Reform Office; In 2013, he was appointed as the Deputy Director of the former National Health and Family Planning Commission and also the Director of the State Council Medical Reform Office, with a clear ministerial level.
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In October 2015, Sun Zhigang was appointed as the acting governor of Guizhou Province, and in January of the following year, he became the governor. In July 2017, Sun Zhigang was appointed as the Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and stepped down in November 2020.
From December 2020 to March 2023, served as the Vice Chairman of the Finance and Economic Committee of the 13th National People's Congress.
Sun Zhigang was the first former secretary of the Provincial Party Committee to fall from power after the 20th National Congress. Before him, in 2019, two former secretaries of the Provincial Party Committee were investigated, namely Zhao Zhengyong, former secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, and Qin Guangrong, former secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee.
Shangguan Hui noticed that Sun Zhigang is the 32nd "tiger" to fall from grace this year.
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