Han Xiancong

Vice-Chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceIn office
January 2013 – July 2014ChairmanWang MingfangSecretary-General of Anhui Provincial GovernmentIn office
February 2012 – January 2013Preceded byLiang WeiguoSucceeded byShao GuoheCommunist Party Secretary of ChuzhouIn office
February 2008 – February 2012Preceded byWang GuocaiSucceeded byJiang ShanCommunist Party Secretary of AnqingIn office
April 2003 – February 2008Preceded byZhao ShucongSucceeded byZhu Duwen Personal detailsBornNovember 1955 (age 68)
Feixi County, Anhui, ChinaPolitical partyChinese Communist Party (1984–2014; expelled)Alma materAnhui Agricultural UniversityChinese nameTraditional Chinese韓先聰Simplified Chinese韩先聪

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hán Xiāncōng

Han Xiancong (Chinese: 韩先聪; born November 1955) is a former Chinese politician from Anhui province. He was best known for his term as the Communist Party Secretary of the cities of Anqing and Chuzhou. From 2013 to 2014 he served as the vice-chairman of the Anhui provincial People's Political Consultative Conference, a largely ceremonial legislative consultation body.^[1] He was later investigated for corruption and indicted on criminal charges of bribery.^[2]

Career

Han was born and raised in Feixi County, Anhui. He graduated from Anhui Agricultural University.

Shortly after the conclusion of the Cultural Revolution, Han worked in his hometown as a teacher at a local school. Han began working in January 1982 in the provincial agriculture and fisheries department. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1984. In 1987, he entered the provincial government as a staffer of the General Office, and in 1991, he began working for the provincial agricultural economics commission.

Han served as the Deputy Party Secretary of Chaohu from October 1994 to July 1996. In August 1999, Han was transferred laterally to Anqing, where he ascended to become the party chief in April 2003. Than he served as the party chief of Chuzhou between February 2008 to February 2012. In February 2012, he was promoted to become the Secretary-general of the Government of Anhui Province.

In January 2013, Han, then 58, was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

On July 12, 2014, Han was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) for "serious violations of laws and regulations".^[3] On December 11, 2014, the CCDI announced the expulsion of Han from the Chinese Communist Party; the investigation concluded that Han abused his power to seek gain for others, took "massive bribes", and presided over "serious loss of state assets". It was also said that he violated the Eight-point Regulation and regularly accepted elaborate dinner invitations paid for by public funds.^[4] In December 2015, Han was indicted on criminal charges of bribery and tried in the southeastern city of Nanping, in Fujian province. Han was sentenced to 16 years in prison in November 2016.^[5]

References

Government offices
Preceded by Zhao Shucong	Mayor of Anqing 2001–2003	Succeeded by Zhu Duwen
Preceded by Liang Weiguo	Secretary-General of Anhui Provincial Government 2012–2013	Succeeded by Shao Guohe
Party political offices
Preceded by Zhao Shucong	Communist Party Secretary of Anqing 2003–2008	Succeeded by Zhu Duwen
Preceded by Wang Guocai	Communist Party Secretary of Chuzhou 2008–2012	Succeeded by Jiang Shan
Assembly seats
Preceded by Zhou Gongshun	Chairman of the Standing Committee of Anqing Municipal People's Congress 2004–2008	Succeeded by Zhu Duwen
Preceded by Wang Guocai	Chairman of the Standing Committee of Chuzhou Municipal People's Congress 2008–2012	Succeeded by Li Yaocai