Chen Tonghai

{{Short description|Chinese businessman}}

Chen Tonghai is a Chinese business leader born in 1948 in Shandong.{{cite web |title=Chen Tonghai 1948 Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/economics/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/chen-tonghai-1948 |website=www.encyclopedia.com |access-date=4 March 2025}} Early in the 1980s he became head of an oil refinery in eastern China. He served as mayor of Ningbo and deputy chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission.{{cite news |last1=Aixhu |first1=Chen |title=Corrupt ex-Sinopec boss gets suspended death sentence |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/business/energy/corrupt-ex-sinopec-boss-gets-suspended-death-sentence-idUSPEK334068/ |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=Reuters |date=July 15, 2009}} In 2003, he became chairman of the board of directors of Sinopec. He was removed from his role in 2007. In 2009, he was convicted on bribery charges and sentenced to death. During the investigation he cooperated with authorities and helped them uncover additional bribery cases. In return, his death sentence was suspended.{{cite news |last1=Aizhu |first1=Chen |last2=Bal |first2=Jim |title=Sinopec ex-chairman gets suspended death sentence |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/sinopec-ex-chairman-gets-suspended-death-sentence-idUSTRE56E0WF/ |work=Reuters |date=July 14, 2009}}{{cite news |last1=Zhu |first1=Zhe |last2=Cui |first2=Xiaohuo |title=Corrupt Sinopec ex-chairman convicted |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2009-07/16/content_8436271.htm |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=www.chinadaily.com.cn |agency=China Daily}}{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Mark |title=Beijing Court Convicts Ex-Sinopec Chief of Bribery |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/business/global/16sinopec.html |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=15 July 2009}} The charges stated that he illegally received 196 million yuan.

His father was Chen Weida.