19 Facts About Zhao Zhengyong

Zhao Zhengyong is a former politician of the People's Republic of China who served as Party Secretary, Governor, and Congress Chairman of Shaanxi Province.

Zhao Zhengyong was born in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province in March 1951, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in November 1973.

Zhao Zhengyong is a graduate of Central South Mining and Metallurgy Institute.

Zhao Zhengyong worked at the Maanshan Iron and Steel Company before becoming chief of the Communist Youth League and then deputy Communist Party Chief of his native Ma'anshan in Anhui province.

Zhao Zhengyong then became the party chief of Huangshan City and later the public security chief of Anhui.

In June 2001, Zhao was transferred to the provincial government of Shaanxi, becoming a vice governor in January 2005.

On 27 March 2016, Zhao Zhengyong stepped down from as Party Chief and was again succeeded by Lou Qinjian.

Zhao Zhengyong was named a deputy chair of the National People's Congress Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee.

Zhao Zhengyong was involved in the illegally constructed villas in the Qinling Mountains.

Zhao Zhengyong was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

When Zhao Zhengyong left his position as party secretary of Shaanxi for a seat on the National People's Congress, several business dealings resulting in personal enrichment to Zhao Zhengyong became public.

Zhao Zhengyong received multiple warnings from Communist Party leaders about the project and falsely reported that the villas had been removed.

On January 15,2019, it was announced that Zhao Zhengyong was under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Communist Party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, China's highest anti-corruption agency, for "serious violations of regulations and laws".

Zhao Zhengyong was expelled from the Communist Party on January 4,2020, and his qualification for delegates to the 13th CCP Shaanxi Provincial Congress was terminated.

The day Zhao Zhengyong stepped down, his fellow townsman and subordinate, Chen Guoqiang, vice-governor of Shaanxi, was taken away for investigation.

Wei Minzhou, former chief of Shaanxi's capital city Xi'an, was known to be a close ally of Zhao Zhengyong, was placed under investigation for serious violations of regulations in May 2017.

On May 11,2020, Zhao Zhengyong's trial was held at the First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin.

Zhao Zhengyong said he accepted the sentence and would not appeal.

Zhao Zhengyong married Sun Jianhui, the couple have a daughter.