Guo An
{{Short description|Chinese politician}}
{{Family name hatnote|Guo|lang=Chinese}}
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| office1 = Communist Party Secretary of Yingtan
| term_start1 = March 2018
| term_end1 = February 2021
| predecessor1 = Cao Shumin
| successor1 = {{ill|Huang Xizhong|zh|黄喜忠}}
| office2 = Mayor of Nanchang
| term_start2 = August 2013
| term_end2 = May 2018
| predecessor2 = {{ill|Chen Junqing|zh|陈俊卿 (1963年)}}
| successor2 = {{ill|Liu Jianyang|zh|刘建洋}}
| name = Guo An
| native_name = 郭安
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1962|10}}
| birth_place = Xinfeng County, Jiangxi, China
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| party = Chinese Communist Party (expelled; 1985–2023)
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| alma_mater = Jiangxi Machinery School
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
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Guo An ({{zh|c=郭安|p=Guō ān}}; born October 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Jiangxi. As of September 2022 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. He served as mayor of Nanchang from 2013 to 2018 and party secretary of Yingtan from 2018 to 2021.
He was a delegate to the 12th and 13th National People's Congress.{{cite news|author1=Liu Xing ({{lang|zh|刘兴}}) |url=http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201803/11/t20180311_28421438.shtml |script-title=zh:全国人大代表、江西南昌市市长郭安：始终坚持民生优先 |work=ce.cn |date=11 March 2018 |access-date=26 November 2022 |language=zh}}
Early life and education
Guo was born in Xinfeng County, Jiangxi, in October 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, he entered Jiangxi Machinery School, where he graduated in 1981. He also studied at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.
Political career
Starting in 1981, he served in several posts in Yichun Planning Committee, including deputy chief of Secretary Section, deputy chief of Material Planning Section, and chief of Material Planning Section. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1985. In July 1995, he became vice mayor of Zhangshu, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Yichun, rising to mayor in September 2000. He was appointed party secretary of Wanzai County in January 2002 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Yichun Municipal Committee, the prefecture-level city's top authority. He was party secretary of Gao'an in March 2006, and held that office until July 2009.
In September 2007, he was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Jingdezhen Municipal Committee, the prefecture-level city's top authority. Two months later, he was made executive vice mayor of the city.
He was deputy party secretary of Nanchang in September 2011, in addition to serving as secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission. In August 2013, he was named acting mayor of Nanchang, confirmed in January 2014.{{cite news|author1=Zhuang Yu ({{lang|zh|庄彧}}) |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201611/07/t20161107_17575691.shtml |script-title=zh:南昌市新一届市长、副市长简历(市长郭安) |work=ce.cn |date=7 November 2016 |access-date=26 November 2022 |language=zh}}
In March 2018, he became party secretary of Yingtan, his first foray into a prefectural leadership role.{{cite news|author1=Zhuang Yu ({{lang|zh|庄彧}}) |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/202102/06/t20210206_36297464_1.shtml |script-title=zh:黄喜忠任鹰潭市委书记 郭安不再担任 |work=ce.cn |date=6 February 2021 |access-date=26 November 2022 |language=zh}}
He was chosen as chairperson of the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress in January 2021, and held that office until September 2021.
Investigation
On 16 September 2022, 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|author1=Zhong Yuhao ({{lang|zh|钟煜豪}}) |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_19929549 |script-title=zh:江西鹰潭市委原书记郭安涉嫌严重违纪违法，接受审查调查 |work=thepaper |date=16 September 2022 |access-date=26 November 2022 |language=zh}} On November 25, his qualification for delegates to the 13th National People's Congress was terminated.
On 1 February 2023, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.{{cite news|author1=Qin Yu ({{lang|zh|秦羽}}) |url=https://news.bjd.com.cn/2023/02/01/10320349.shtml |script-title=zh:与不法商人形成利益集团！郭安被双开 |work=Beijing Daily |date=1 February 2023 |access-date=1 February 2023 |language=zh}}
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Category:Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni
Category:Mayors of places in China
Category:Political office-holders in Jiangxi
Category:People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi
Category:Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangxi
Category:Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress
Category:Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress
Category:People expelled from the Chinese Communist Party in 2023