16 Facts About Peng Yuxing

Peng Yuxing is a Chinese chemist and former politician.

Peng Yuxing served as President of the Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry and Vice President of the Chengdu branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Peng Yuxing was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party in October 2019.

Peng Yuxing entered Sichuan University in September 1978 and graduated four years later with a bachelor's degree in chemistry.

Peng Yuxing earned his master's degree in polymer chemistry from the same university in 1985.

Peng Yuxing subsequently spent more than a year conducting postdoctoral research at Exxon in France.

In December 1993, Peng Yuxing returned to the Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry as a research professor.

Peng Yuxing became vice president of the institute in February 1997, and President in June 1999.

Peng Yuxing joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1995.

In December 2009, Peng Yuxing became party branch secretary of Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Department, and concurrently served as its head in January 2010.

In June 2015, Peng Yuxing was appointed Party Secretary of Mianyang, a city that serves as an important research and production base for the defence industry.

Peng Yuxing was the chief of the party's working committee for the Mianyang Sciences and Technology City project, responsible for working with researchers to convert military technology into civilian products.

Peng Yuxing was elected a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

On 28 April 2019, Peng Yuxing was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.

Peng Yuxing was formally stripped of his government posts on 12 May 2019.

Peng Yuxing was expelled from the Communist Party and demoted by several official ranks.