Qian Yin'an

Qian Yin'an (Chinese: 钱引安; born November 1964) is a Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Shaanxi. He entered the workforce in August 1983, and joined the Communist Party of China in March 1987. He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in November 2018.[1][2] Previously he served as Secretary General of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee. He is the second Standing Committee member of the CPC Provincial Committee caught after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.[3]

Qian Yin'an
钱引安
Secretary-General of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee
In office May 2017 – November 2018
Preceded by	Liu Xiaoyan
Succeeded by	Lu Jianjun
Communist Party Secretary of Baoji
In office November 2015 – May 2017
Preceded by	Shangguan Jiqing
Succeeded by	Xu Qifang
Mayor of Baoji
In office December 2013 – January 2016
Preceded by	Shangguan Jiqing
Succeeded by	Hui Jincai
Personal details
Born	November 1964 (age 56) Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Political party	Communist Party of China (expelled)
Children	1
Alma mater	Xi'an Vocational and Technical College Northwest University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	錢引安
Simplified Chinese	钱引安
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qián Yǐn'ān

Qian was a member of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Early life and education

Qian was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi, in November 1964. After resuming the college entrance examination, he graduated from Xi'an Vocational and Technical College.

Career

In August 1983 he was appointed as an official in a township of Baqiao District in Xi'an city and over a period of 15 years worked his way up to the position of District Head, the year he was only 34.

In March 2000 Qian was promoted to become Magistrate and Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Chang'an County (now Chang'an District), and held that offices until January 2003, when he was promoted again to become Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the district, from 2003 to 2007. Qian became the Communist Party Secretary of Yanta District in March 2007, and served until December 2009. At the end of 2009, Qian rose to become vice-mayor of Xi'an. Shortly after he took office, traffic accidents have become one of the biggest killers, which made him take the lead in the press conference to apologize to the public. In Xi'an, Qian worked with Sun Qingyun and Wei Minzhou as their subordinates for about 10 years.

In late 2013, Qian was named acting mayor and Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Baoji, a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, and then Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in November 2015. During his short term he focused on real estate development projects in Qinling Mountains called "Tiantai Mountain-Jifeng Mountain-Yinxiang River" (Chinese: 天台山—鸡峰山—茵香河), which damaged the local ecological environment and shocked central government leaders.[4][5][6][7]

At the middle of 2017, he was elevated to Secretary General of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee since May 2017.

Downfall

On November 1, 2018, Qian has been placed under investigation for serious violations of laws and regulations by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[8][9]

He was expelled from the Party on April 29, 2019.[10] His qualification as delegate to the 19th CPC National Congress has been terminated.[11] On May 14, he was arrested for suspected bribe taking.[12] On August 8, Qian stood trial for taking bribes at the Intermediate People's Court of Guangzhou.[13] On December 10, Qian was sentenced by the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court to 14 years in prison.[14][15][16]

Personal life

Qian is married and has a son.[7]

References

1. "Senior Party Official in Shaanxi Province Comes Under Probe". caixinglobal. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
2. Wei Weijia, ed. (2018-11-01). 又打一虎！陕西省委常委、秘书长钱引安被查 [Another tiger! Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee and Secretary General under investigation]. xinmin.cn (in Chinese).
3. 11月首虎钱引安:十九大后第2个任上落马的省级常委 [The first tiger of November: the second Standing Committee member of the CPC Provincial Committee after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China]. 163 (in Chinese). 2018-11-01.
4. William Zheng (4 November 2018). "Chinese officials face disciplinary action after ignoring six direct orders from Xi Jinping". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
5. William Zheng (29 April 2019). "Senior Chinese official who 'lost faith in party and its ideals' facing trial for corruption". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
6. 媒体：陕西省委常委钱引安被查，秦岭违建与其主政时间重叠. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2018-11-01.
7. 钱引安落马幕后 [Stories behind Qian Yin'an's downfall]. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-11-01.
8. Zhang Yan (14 May 2019). "3 former officials arrested for alleged bribery". Chinadaily. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
9. 中央巡视组入住半月 陕西省委“大管家”钱引安被查. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2018-11-01.
10. 陕西省委原常委、秘书长钱引安严重违纪违法被开除党籍和公职. Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 April 2019.
11. Li Xia (29 April 2019). "Former senior provincial official expelled from CPC, public office". xinhuanet. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
12. Ming Mei (14 May 2019). "Former senior provincial official arrested for suspected bribery". xinhuanet. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
13. Xinhua (8 August 2019). "Former senior provincial official stands trial for bribery". china.org.cn. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
14. Zhang Yangfei (8 August 2019). "Ex-senior official in Shaanxi pleads guilty to bribery". Chinadaily. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
15. 陕西省委原秘书长钱引安受贿超6300万 一审获刑14年. China News Service (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
16. Wang Xiaoyu (10 December 2019). "Former Shaanxi official sentenced in bribery case". Chinadaily. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

External links

• Biography of Qian Yin'an (in Chinese)