Wan Qingliang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wan.
Wan Qingliang
万庆良
Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou
In office
20 December 2011 – 27 June 2014
Preceded byZhang Guangning
Succeeded byRen Xuefeng
Mayor of Guangzhou
In office
16 April 2010 – 20 December 2011
Preceded byZhang Guangning
Succeeded byChen Jianhua
Personal details
Born (1964-02-12) February 12, 1964 (age 60)
Wuhua County, Guangdong
NationalityChinese
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1986–2014, expelled)
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Wan Qingliang (simplified Chinese: 万庆良; traditional Chinese: 萬慶良; pinyin: Wàn Qìngliáng; Cantonese: Maan Hing Loeng, born February 12, 1964) is a former Chinese politician from Guangdong province. He served as the mayor of Guangzhou, one of China's most populous cities, from 2010 to 2011, and was then promoted to Communist Party Secretary, the top official of the city. In June 2014, the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency announced that Wan was held for investigation.[1] Wan was expelled from Chinese Communist Party on October 9, 2014. He was convicted on criminal charges related to taking over 100 million yuan in bribes, and sentenced to life in prison.[2]

  1. ^ Chris Buckley (June 27, 2014). "China's Anticorruption Campaign Moves to a Powerful Party Seat". New York Times.
  2. ^ "广州原市委书记万庆良被双开 涉嫌受贿罪被立案". 南方周末. Retrieved 2014-10-10.