Gai Ruyin is a former Chinese official who spent most of his career in Liaoning and Heilongjiang.
11 Facts About Gai Ruyin
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Gai Ruyin was the vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Heilongjiang Provincial People's Congress and Communist Party Secretary of Harbin.
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On December 8,2015, Gai was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency.
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Gai Ruyin was the second high-ranking politician being examined from Heilongjiang province after the 18th Party Congress in 2012.
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In 1970, Gai Ruyin worked at Shenyang Pressure Factory and Shenyang Industrial Installation Company.
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Gai Ruyin became the vice mayor of Shenyang in 1998 and the vice mayor of Harbin from 1998 to 2002.
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From 2002 Gai Ruyin became the mayor and Communist Party Secretary of Daqing until 2007; he was made a member of the provincial Party Standing Committee, joining the elite ranks of provincial politics.
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Gai Ruyin served as the Communist Party Secretary of Harbin from 2009 to 2012.
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In 2013, having reached retirement age, Gai Ruyin retreated a less substantial role, becoming the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Heilongjiang Provincial People's Congress.
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On December 8,2015, Gai Ruyin was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party for "serious violations of regulations".
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Gai Ruyin was expelled from the party on February 3,2016, following the party investigation.