Dong Yunhu

{{Short description|Chinese politician}}

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| successor1 = Huang Lixin

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| term_start2 = 27 January 2018

| term_end2 = 15 January 2023

| predecessor2 = Wu Zhiming

| successor2 = Hu Wenrong

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Dong Yunhu ({{zh|s=董云虎}}; born December 1962) is a former Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress in 2023 and chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2018 to 2023. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1985, and entered the workforce in July 1986. As of July 2023 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency.{{cite news |author1=Sylvie, Zhuang |title=Shanghai legislation chief Dong Yunhu purged in China corruption investigation |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3227516/shanghai-legislation-chief-dong-yunhu-purged-china-corruption-investigation |access-date=14 July 2023 |work=South China Morning Post |date=13 July 2023}}{{cite news |author1=Zhang, Yichuan |author2=Han, Wei |title=Top Shanghai Lawmaker Under Graft Investigation |url=https://www.caixinglobal.com/2023-07-13/top-shanghai-lawmaker-under-graft-investigation-102075052.html |access-date=14 July 2023 |work=caixinglobal.com |date=13 July 2023}}

He was a representative of the 15th, 19th, and 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.{{cite news |author1=Feng Hu ({{lang|zh|冯虎}}) |url=http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201801/28/t20180128_27935786.shtml |script-title=zh:董云虎当选上海市政协主席(图/简历) |work=ce.cn |date=28 January 2018 |access-date=14 July 2023 |language=zh}} He was a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a delegate to the 14th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

Dong was born in Xianju County, Zhejiang, in December 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he enrolled at Hangzhou University (now Zhejiang University), where he majored in philosophy. He went on to study at the department of philosophy, Nankai University.

Career

Starting in 1986, he served in several posts in the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, including secretary of the 1st Office of the Marxist–Leninist Institute, director of the Human Rights Research Center (Human Rights Research Office of the Marxist–Leninist Institute), and deputy director of the Marxist–Leninist Institute. He was also director of the Office of the Chinese Society for Human Rights Research from 1995 to 2000.

He was director of the 7th Bureau of the Central Foreign Propaganda Office (State Council Information Office) in August 1997, in addition to serving as vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Society for Human Rights Research since December 2000. He was made deputy director of the Central Foreign Publicity Office in November 2009, concurrently serving as deputy director of the State Council Information Office.

He was appointed head of the Publicity Department of Tibet Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in December 2011 and was admitted to member of the CCP Tibet Regional Committee, the region's top authority.

He was assigned to the similar position in Shanghai in July 2015.{{cite news |author1=Tang Jiayi ({{lang|zh|唐嘉艺}}) |url=http://guoqing.china.com.cn/zy/2018-02/28/content_50390143.htm |script-title=zh:上海市委常委、宣传部部长董云虎任市政协主席 |work=china.com.cn |date=28 February 2018 |access-date=14 July 2023 |language=zh}}{{cite news |author1=Zhuang Yu ({{lang|zh|庄彧}}) |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201805/10/t20180510_29084663.shtml |script-title=zh:周慧琳任上海市委常委 接替董云虎任市委宣传部部长(图/简历) |work=ce.cn |date=10 May 2018 |access-date=14 July 2023 |language=zh}} In January 2018, he was elevated to chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, he remained in that position until January 2023, when he was appointed chairman of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress.{{cite news |author1=Zhuang Yu ({{lang|zh|庄彧}}) |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/202301/15/t20230115_38348068.shtml |script-title=zh:上海新一届市人大常委会主任、副主任名单 董云虎当选主任 |work=ce.cn |date=15 January 2023 |access-date=14 July 2023 |language=zh}}

Downfall

On 12 July 2023, he has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.{{cite news |title=Senior Shanghai legislator under probe |url=https://english.news.cn/20230712/d48ce9c0280c4bd985c39c12a10b45f0/c.html |access-date=14 July 2023 |work=news.cn |date=12 July 2023}}{{cite news |title=China's anti-graft watchdog probes Shanghai official for suspected disciplinary violation-Xinhua |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/china-regulation-shanghai-official-idUSP8N38W03E |access-date=14 July 2023 |work=reuters.com |date=12 July 2023}} On December 12, he has been stripped of his posts within the CCP and in the public office, and his qualification for delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was terminated.{{cite news |title=Former senior legislator of Shanghai expelled from CPC, public office |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202312/13/WS6579166da31040ac301a783f.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=Chinadaily.com |date=13 December 2023}} On December 19, he was arrested by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.{{cite news |title=China's top procuratorate orders arrest of former Shanghai senior legislator |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202312/29/WS658e7902a3105f21a5079c4f.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=Chinadaily.com |date=29 December 2023}} On August 28, 2024, Dong was convicted of receiving 148 million yuan in bribes and sentenced to life in prison.{{cite news |title= Former top legislator in Shanghai sentenced |url= https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202408/29/WS66cfdf0fa31060630b92597f.html |access-date=7 September 2024 |work=Chinadaily.com |date=29 August 2024}}

Publications

  • {{cite book |language=zh |script-title=zh:国家人权机构总览 |trans-title=Overview of National Human Rights Institutions |year=2011 |publisher=Tuanjie Publishing House |location=Beijing |isbn=978-7-5126-0557-2}}
  • {{cite book |language=zh |script-title=zh:人权大宪章 |trans-title=Magna Carta of Human Rights |year=2010 |publisher=Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party Publishing House |location=Beijing |isbn=9787503543746}}
  • {{cite book |language=zh |script-title=zh:中国的妇女人权 |trans-title=Women's Human Rights in China |year=1995 |publisher=Sichuan People's Publishing House |location=Chengdu, Sichuan |isbn=9787220029431}}
  • {{cite book |language=zh |script-title=zh:中国人权年鉴 |trans-title=China of Human Rights In China |year=2000 |publisher=Contemporary World Publishing House |location=Beijing |isbn=9787801153111}}
  • {{cite book |language=zh, en |script-title=zh:中国西藏事实与数字2008 |trans-title=Facts and Figures in Tibet, China in 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=Foreign Languages Publishing House |location=Beijing |isbn=9787119053745}}

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