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10 Facts About Li Liguo

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Li Liguo served as the Minister of Civil Affairs between 2010 and 2016, and formerly served as Deputy Communist Party Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region, among other roles.

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Li Liguo was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in late 2016, was assigned responsibility for corruption at the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and stripped of his post as minister.

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Li Liguo is a native of Yutian County in Hebei province.

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Li Liguo began working in January 1970 at the Construction Equipment Factory of Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in November 1974.

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Li Liguo enrolled in post-secondary education programs on a part-time basis, earning a master's degree in engineering in April 1992 from Northeastern Institute of Engineering.

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In January 1993 Li Liguo was transferred to Tibet Autonomous Region, becoming the Deputy Communist Party Secretary of the autonomous region in January 1999 and Vice Chairman of the Tibet CPPCC in 2003.

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Li Liguo was promoted to Minister in June 2010, replacing retiring Li Xueju.

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On January 9,2017, it was confirmed at a news conference that Li Liguo was undergoing investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

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On February 9,2017, the CCDI announced that Li Liguo was stripped from his position as Minister of Civil Affairs and demoted to deputy-department-level for failing to impose strict party discipline at the ministry and allowing "systematic corruption" to occur under his watch.

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Li Liguo lost his eligibility to be a delegate to the 18th Party Congress.