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11 Facts About Yang Huanning

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Yang Huanning is a former Chinese police and security official.

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Yang Huanning served as Executive Vice Minister of Public Security from 2008 to 2015, then as Director of State Administration of Work Safety until his dismissal and demotion in 2017 for violation of party discipline.

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Yang Huanning was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Yang Huanning was sent to Liaocheng, then he worked in Jinan Military Region as a factory worker for an air force production plant.

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In 1983, Yang Huanning was assigned to work at the Ministry of Public Security, where he served in a series of roles in the criminal investigation department.

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In 2001, Yang Huanning earned a doctorate in law from Peking University.

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Yang Huanning emerged as one of the chief "anti-terrorism" experts in the Chinese government.

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Yang Huanning took part in the search and rescue efforts following the 2015 Tianjin explosions.

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On 14 October 2015, Yang Huanning became the director of State Administration of Work Safety, replacing Yang Huanning Dongliang, who was investigated for corruption.

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On July 31,2017, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Yang Huanning was placed on two-year probation within the Party, and demoted three grades to a Sub-Bureau-Director level "non-leading" position.

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Yang Huanning was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a full member of the 18th Central Committee.