Gao Yan (politician)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Gao.
Gao Yan
高严
8th Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan
In office
June 1995 – August 1997
Preceded byPu Chaozhu
Succeeded byLinghu An
11th Governor of Jilin
In office
March 1992 – 1995
Preceded byWang Zhongyu
Succeeded byWang Yunkun
Personal details
Born1942 (age 81–82)
Fuyu, Jilin Province
Political partyChinese Communist Party
EducationChangchun Power School
OccupationPolitician, engineer
Gao Yan
Simplified Chinese高严
Traditional Chinese高嚴
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāo Yán
Wade–GilesKao Yen

Gao Yan (born 1942) is a Chinese former politician. He served as the Governor of Jilin and the Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan and was a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He reportedly fled the country in 2002 amidst investigations into corruption as the leader of the State Power Corporation of China.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Gao Yan 高严". China Vitae. 17 April 2003. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ Yu, Verna; Wang, Xiangwei (15 October 2003). "State power chief who fled abroad is branded a traitor". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. ^ Meng, Angela (21 October 2014). "China seeks help from Australia to track fugitives". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 October 2021.