Gao Jinsong Explained

Office1:Communist Party Secretary of Kunming
Term Start1:August 2014
Term End1:April 2015
Predecessor1:Zhang Tianxin
Successor1:Cheng Lianyuan
Office2:Communist Party Secretary of Qujing
Term Start2:December 2012
Term End2:August 2014
Predecessor2:Zhao Lixiong (Chinese: 赵立雄)
Successor2:Suo Fei (Chinese: 锁飞)
Office3:Mayor of Yuxi
Term Start3:March 2008
Term End3:December 2012
Predecessor3:Dong Shiqiang (Chinese: 董诗强)
Successor3:Rao Nanhu (Chinese: 饶南湖)
Gao Jinsong
Native Name:高劲松
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Luxi County, Yunnan, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party (expelled)
Alma Mater:Yunnan University

Gao Jinsong (; born August 1963) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Southwest China's Yunnan province. He was investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in April 2015.[1] Previously he served as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Kunming.

Gao was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.[2]

Life and career

Gao was born and raised in Luxi County, Yunnan. He graduated from Yunnan University, majoring in foreign-related economic management.[3]

In July 1996 - March 1998 he was deputy head of Wuhua District, a district under the jurisdiction of Kunming, and soon became its head.[3] From January 2008 to December 2012 he served as deputy party secretary and mayor of Yuxi.[4]

In December 2012, he was promoted to become party secretary of Qujing, he remained in that position until August 2014, when he was transferred to Kunming, capital of Yunan province, and appointed party secretary, the top political position in that city.[5]

Downfall

On April 10, 2015, the state media reported that he was placed under investigation.[6] On the same day, he was dismissed for corruption.[7] Zhao was the third consecutive Kunming party leader to be investigated for corruption or disciplinary offenses. His predecessors Zhang Tianxin and Qiu He were both investigated.[8]

On August 3, 2016, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party. In October, his case was transferred to the procuratorate for further investigation and prosecution. On December 27, he stood trial for bribery at the Intermediate People's Court of Lincang.[9]

On February 24, 2017, he was sentenced to 10 years and fined 1.3 million yuan.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2015-04-11 . Kunming Party chief fired over graft probe . China Daily.
  2. News: https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1358750 . zh:昆明市委原书记高劲松等多人被终止云南省人大代表资格 . thepaper . 30 July 2015 . 7 August 2024 . zh.
  3. News: Zhong Yuhao (Chinese: 钟煜豪) . https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1659941 . zh:连续4任昆明市委书记均落马:杨崇勇、仇和、张田欣、高劲松 . thepaper . 11 April 2017 . 7 August 2024 . zh.
  4. News: Wang Nan (Chinese: 王南) . https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2015-04-20/130431738256.shtml . zh:高劲松被指与仇和等肮脏一气 当场10多秒被控制 . sina . 20 April 2015 . 7 August 2024 . zh.
  5. News: Zhang Yan (Chinese: 张艳) . https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1936943?commTag=true . zh:昆明市委原书记高劲松判决书公布:给白恩培的贿款由他人支付 . thepaper . 5 January 2018 . 7 August 2024 . zh.
  6. News: http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/yw/201504/t20150410_54595.html . zh:云南省昆明市委书记高劲松接受组织调查 . 2015-04-10 . zh .
  7. News: 2015-04-11 . zh:昆明市委书记高劲松涉严重违纪违法被免职 . . zh.
  8. News: http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/04/11/359638.html . zh:三任昆明市委书记 一年内相继被调查. bjnews.com.cn. 2015-04-11. 2024-08-07. 2015-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205625/http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/04/11/359638.html . zh.
  9. News: Jia Huajie (Chinese: 贾华杰) . https://china.caixin.com/2016-12-27/101030944.html . zh:昆明市委原书记高劲松涉嫌受贿1190万元 . caixin.com . 27 December 2016 . 7 August 2024 . zh.
  10. News: zh:昆明市委原书记高劲松一审被判10年 受贿1191万 . http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2017-02-24/doc-ifyavvsh6299180.shtml . 19 February 2021 . sina . 24 February 2017.