Li Daqiu

Li was born in Zhaoping County, Guangxi in October 1953.

Li joined the Chinese Communist Party in October 1973 and he got involved in politics in October 1974.

During the Cultural Revolution, Li worked in Zhaoping County as a local officer. He rose through the ranks to become the Vice-Governor of Zhaoping County in November 1987, then he was elevated to the County Governor and the CCP County Committee Vice-Secretary of Zhaoping.

In September 1993 he became the CCP County Committee Secretary of He County, a position he held until April 1996.

Li entered Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party in August 1995, majoring in economic administration, where he graduated in 1999. After graduation, he was educated in Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.

In June 2001, he was appointed the Mayor of the city of Yulin, Guangxi and the Party Vice-Secretary of Yulin, he remained in that position until May 2003, when he was transferred to Hezhou and appointed the Party Secretary of Hezhou.

In January 2008, Li was elevated to the vice-chairman of the Guangxi Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

On July 6, 2013, state media announced that Li was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations".{{cite news|title=Senior Guangxi official under probe for suspected discipline violations|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-07/06/content_16741635.htm|work=Chinadaily|date=2013-07-06}}{{cite news|title=广西政协副主席李达球涉嫌违纪被调查|url=http://news.163.com/13/0706/17/9347NJMH0001124J.html|access-date=2013-07-14|newspaper=Neteast }} On July 13, Li was dismissed from his position. In September 2013, Li was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and removed from his government posts.{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-09/19/c_125414737.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226082626/http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-09/19/c_125414737.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |script-title=zh:李达球被免去广西政协副主席职务并撤销委员资格 |access-date=2014-02-20 |publisher=Xinhuanet |language=zh}}{{cite web |url=http://news.hexun.com/2013-12-21/160796826_10.html |script-title=zh:盘点十八大以来被打掉的十六只"老虎"(组图) (10/16) |access-date=2014-02-20|publisher=Hexun |language=zh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090218/http://news.hexun.com/2013-12-21/160796826_10.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}{{cite web |url=http://v.ifeng.com/news/mainland/201309/0173112d-90ea-47f3-b602-493ff8f6d05b.shtml |script-title=zh:检察机关依法对王素毅 李达球案侦查 |access-date=2014-02-20|publisher=Ifeng |language=zh}}

On August 28, 2014, Li's case was brought before the intermediate court of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province for trial. The prefecture's prosecutor agency alleged that Li took 10.95 million Yuan (~$1.8 million) in bribes during his time as Hezhou party chief and vice-chairman of the Guangxi Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in the process of government business dealings as well as in the arrangement of promotions for officials.{{cite news|title=广西自治区政协原副主席李达球受贿案一审开庭|last1=lia|url=http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0828/c1001-25560198.html}} On October 13, Li was sentenced to fifteen years in prison.{{cite news|title=广西政协原副主席李达球受贿一审被判15年(图)|url=http://www.chinanews.com/fz/2014/10-13/6672066.shtml|publisher=Chinanews}}

Li is the highest-ranked official to be convicted of corruption charges in Guangxi since the 18th Party Congress. His downfall has earned him the moniker "Guangxi tiger" ({{zh|t=|s=桂老虎|hp=|labels=no}}), in reference to Xi Jinping's anti-corruption programme that vowed to take down "tigers" (high-level officials) and "flies" (petty officials).{{cite news|title=Former Guangxi senior official sentenced 15 years in prison|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-10/13/content_18731460.htm|work=Chinadaily|date=2014-10-13}}{{cite news|title="桂老虎"李达球收受1095万 判囚15年|url=http://zy.takungpao.com/2014/1013/163775.html|publisher=Takungpo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001024/http://zy.takungpao.com/2014/1013/163775.html|archive-date=2016-03-04}}

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