Tan Qiwei
{{Short description|Chinese politician}}
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| office1 = Vice-Chairman of Chongqing People's Congress
| term_start1 = January 2013
| term_end1 = May 2014
| 1blankname1 = Chairman
| 1namedata1 = Zhang Xuan ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|张轩}})
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| office2 = Vice Mayor of Chongqing
| term_start2 = March 2006
| term_end2 = January 2013
| leader2 = Huang Qifan (mayor)
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| office3 = Communist Party Secretary of Nan'an District
| term_start3 = December 2001
| term_end3 = March 2006
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| successor3 = Zhang Ji ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|张季}})
| office4 = Communist Party Secretary of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County
| term_start4 = September 1989
| term_end4 = November 1991
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| office5 = Magistrate of Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County
| term_start5 = July 1985
| term_end5 = September 1989
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| name = Tan Qiwei
| native_name = {{nobold|谭栖伟}}
| native_name_lang = zh
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1954|8}}
| birth_place = Shizhu County, Chongqing, China
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| party = Chinese Communist Party (1973–2014; expelled)
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| alma_mater = Chongqing Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
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Tan Qiwei ({{zh|s=谭栖伟}}; born August 1954) is a former Chinese politician of Tujia ethnic heritage.{{cite web |url=http://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/news/2011-03/10/content_1640132.htm |title=Notice No.30 Vice Mayor Tan Qiwei of Chongqing takes interview |date= 2011-03-10 |publisher=National People's Congress }}{{cite web |url=http://en.cq.gov.cn/ChongqingToday/Headlines/2012/4/1/983532.shtml |title=Collection of RMB 5 Billion Overseas Fund in 3 Years for Developing Chongqing Tourism |date=2012-04-01 }} He was the Vice Mayor of Chongqing, then the Vice Chairman of the Chongqing People's Congress. He was dismissed from office in May 2014 and placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption body.{{cite web |url=http://www.chinatourism.ch/html/2009/Travel_0422/171.html |title=Domestic Tourism Trade Fair 2009 Successfully Concluded |date=15 April 2009 |work=chinatourism.ch }}
Early life and education
Tan was born and raised in Shizhu County, Chongqing, where he graduated from Chongqing Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.
Career
Tan joined the workforce in March 1973 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in November 1973.
During the Cultural Revolution, Tan worked as a sent-down youth in his hometown.
In July 1985, he was appointed the CPC County Committee Vice-Secretary and County Governor of Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, he remained in that position until September 1989, when he was transferred to Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County and appointed the CPC County Committee Secretary.
From November 1991 to March 1997, Tan worked in Qianjiang District of Chongqing as an officer. Then he was transferred to Nan'an District as the District Mayor and CPC Vice-Secretary, he became the CPC Party Secretary in December 2001, and served until March 2006.
In March 2006 he was promoted to become the Vice Mayor of Chongqing, a position he held until January 2013, he took charge of the project Three Gorges Dam.{{cite web |url=http://news.163.com/14/0504/02/9RC9P42O00014AEE.html |script-title=zh:重庆人大常委会副主任被查 或因三峡移民工作 |date=2014-05-04 |publisher=163.COM |language= zh}}{{cite web |url=http://leaders.people.com.cn/n/2014/0504/c58278-24968910.html |script-title=zh:重庆人大副主任谭栖伟系今年第7位落马省部级地方官 |date=2014-05-04 |work=people.com.cn |language= zh}}{{cite web |url=http://news.qq.com/a/20140504/002198.htm |script-title=zh:重庆人大副主任谭栖伟被调查 上月曾密集亮相 |date=2014-05-04 |work=qq.com|language=zh }} In January 2013, Tan was appointed as the vice-chairman of Chongqing People's Congress.
Investigation
On May 3, 2014, Tan was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations".{{cite web |url=http://www.breakingnews.com/item/2014/05/03/tan-qiwei-vice-director-of-standing-committee-of/ |title=Tan Qiwei, Vice Director of Standing Committee of Chongqing Municipal People's Congress, under investigation for violation of laws. |date=2014-05-03 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.wantinews.com/news-8248870-Chongqing-People-39s-Congress-deputy-director-Tan-Qiwei-checked-suspected-serious-violation-of-law-was-the-deputy-mayor-of-Chongqing-Municipal-Government.html |title=Chongqing People's Congress deputy director Tan Qiwei checked suspected serious violation of law was the deputy mayor of Chongqing Municipal Government |date=2014-05-04 }} Tan was removed from office in September 2014, and expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.{{cite news|script-title=zh:重庆市人大常委会原副主任谭栖伟被"双开"|url=http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/ajcc/201409/t20140902_27073.html|date=2014-09-15|work=CDIC|language=zh}}
On January 7, 2016, Tan was sentenced to 12-year jail and confiscate personal property worth 1 million yuan (~$154,000) for taking bribes worth 11 million yuan by the court.{{cite web |url = http://www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2016/01/id/1783870.shtml |script-title=zh:重庆市人大原副主任谭栖伟受贿1143万获刑12年|language=zh |date =January 7, 2016|work= Chinacourt.org}}
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Category:Chinese Communist Party politicians from Chongqing
Category:People expelled from the Chinese Communist Party in 2014
Category:People's Republic of China politicians from Chongqing
Category:Chinese politicians convicted of corruption
Category:Delegates to the 11th National People's Congress from Chongqing