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Local leadership gets younger with reshuffles
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China's local leaders have become younger with the finish of nationwide elections and reshuffles of legislatures, governments and political advisory bodies at the provincial level.

The Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said on Thursday that 815 officials took posts in provincial-level legislatures, governments and political advisory bodies.

The breakdown included 231 in legislatures, 270 in governments and 314 in political advisory bodies.

Their average age was 1.7 years younger than that of their predecessors. More officials, aged 45 to 50, were elected into local government leadership, the organization department revealed.

Education wise, 261 of the officials held a bachelor's degree or higher, accounting for 96.7 percent of those elected.

The number of local leadership posts was cut by three in each of the 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions on the Chinese mainland. In addition, 174 more officials were removed from posts in the reshuffle than the previous time.

According to the department, the reshuffle introduced a more democratic procedure. More than 47,000 candidates were subject to public scrutiny. Incumbent officials opposed by one-third of voters were not nominated.

China underwent a leadership reshuffle late last year and early this year as many officials had completed their five year term.

In late November, the department specially issued a circular warning officials against corruption in the reshuffle.

The circular promised to seriously punish those found selling and buying government posts or offering bribes for higher positions in a bid to create "a clean and upright environment for elections".

The department announced in December that a senior official in the northern Hebei provincial government, whose name was not made public, was dismissed for buying votes through "giving out presents, paying home visits to people concerned and inviting them to dinners".

In the same month, the department and the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) jointly publicized a list warning government officials against "10 taboos" during the reshuffle.

Practices such as lobbying officials for promotion, bribing officials to "buy" government jobs and outgoing officials' involvement in promotions were strictly banned.

The public was encouraged to call the "12380" hotline to report any malpractice and corrupt candidates during the local leadership reshuffle; they had played a critical role in supervising the officials.

In the Hebei case, the department said it received tips from locals and then started a probe into the case.

To date, 1,968 officials have been penalized for offenses during the reshuffle.

China's local leadership

 

Before reshuffle

 

 

After reshuffle

Provinces/

autonomous regions/

municipalities

Secretaries of local party committees

Governors/

Mayors/

Chairmen

Chairmen of local people’s congress

Governors/

Mayors/

Chairmen

Chairmen of local people’s congress

Beijing

Liu Qi

Guo Jinlong (acting governor)

Du Deyin

Guo Jinlong

Du Deyin

Tianjin

Zhang Gaoli

Huang Xingguo (acting mayor)

Liu Shengyu

Huang Xingguo

Liu Shengyu

Jilin

Wang Min

Han Changfu

Wang Yunkun

Han Changfu

Wang Yunkun

Heilongjiang

Qian Yunlu

Li Zhanshu (acting governor)

Qian Yunlu

Li Zhanshu

Qian Yunlu

Hebei

Zhang Yunchuan

Guo Maogeng

Bai Keming

Guo Maogeng

Zhang Yunchuan

Shandong

Li Jianguo

Jiang Daming (acting governor)

Li Jianguo

Jiang Daming

Li Jianguo

Shaanxi

Zhao Leji

Yuan Chunqing

Cui Lintao

Yuan Chunqing

Zhao Leji

Xinjiang

Wang Lequan

Nur Bekri (acting chairman)

Abudurahim Hamid

Nur Bekri

Arkin Imirbaki

Jiangsu

Liao Baohua

Luo Zhijun (acting governor)

Wang Shouting (acting chairman)

Luo Zhijun

Liang Baohua

Anhui

Wang Jinshan

Wang Sanyun (acting governor)

Huang Yuezhong (acting chairman)

Wang Sanyun

Wang Jinshan

Hubei

Luo Qingquan

Li Hongzhong (acting governor)

Yang Yongliang

Li Hongzhong

Luo Qingquan

Guangdong

Wang Yang

Huang Huahua

Huang Liman

Huang Huahua

Ou Guangyuan

Sichuan

Liu Qibao

Jiang Jufeng

Xi Yifang (acting chairman)

Jiang Jufeng

Liu Qibao

Tibet

Zhang Qingli

Qiangba Puncog

Lie Que

Qiangba Puncog

Lie Que

Guizhou

Shi Zongyuan

Lin Shusen

Shi Zongyuan

Lin Shusen

Shi Zongyuan

Gansu

Lu Hao

Xu Shousheng

Lu Hao

Xu Shousheng

Lu Hao

Shanghai

Yu Zhengsheng

Han Zheng

Gong Xueping

Han Zheng

Liu Yungeng

Chongqing

Bo Xilai

Wang Hongju

Wang Yang

Wang Hongju

Chen Guangguo

Liaoning

Zhang Wenyue

Chen Zhenggao (acting governor)

Zhang Xilin (acting chairman)

Chen Zhenggao

Zhang Wenyue

Inner Mongolia

Chu Bo

Yang Jing

Chu Bo

Yang Jing

Chu Bo

Henan

Xu Guangchun

Li Chengyu

Xu Guangchun

Li Chengyu

Xu Guangchun

Shanxi

Zhang Baoshun

Meng Xuenong (acting governor)

Zhang Baoshun

Meng Xuenong

Zhang Baoshun

Ningxia

Chen Jianguo

Wang Zhengwei (acting chairman)

Chen Jianguo

Wang Zhengwei

Chen Jianguo

Qinghai

Qiang Wei

Song Xiuyan

Qiang Wei

Song Xiuyan

Qiang Wei

Zhejiang

Zhao Hongzhu

Lv Zushan

Yu Guoxing

Lv Zushan

Zhao Hongzhu

Jiangxi

Su Rong

Wu xinxiong

Meng Jianzhu

Wu xinxiong

Su Rong

Hunan

Zhang Chunxian

Zhou Qiang

Zhang Chunxian

Zhou Qiang

Zhang Chunxian

Guangxi

Guo Shengkun

Ma Sa (acting chairman)

 

Ma Sa

Guo Shengkun

Yunnan

Bai Enpei

Qin Guangrong

Bai Enpei

Qin Guangrong

Bai Enpei

Fujian

Lu Zhangong

Huang Xiaojing

Lu Zhangong

Huang Xiaojing

Lu Zhangong

 

Hainan

Wei Liucheng

Luo Baoming

Wei Liucheng

Luo Baoming

Wei Liucheng

(Xinhua News Agency February 15, 2008)

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