Miao Xuegang

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Miao Xuegang
缪学刚
Director of the Anhui Provincial Environmental Protection Department
In office
June 2009 – November 2016
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byWang Yingchun [zh]
Mayor of Chuzhou
In office
2004–2009
Preceded bySong Weiping [zh]
Succeeded byJiang Shan
Personal details
BornMarch 1962 (age 62)
Gushi County, Henan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCentral University of Finance and Economics
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese缪学刚
Traditional Chinese繆學剛

Miao Xuegang (Chinese: 缪学刚; born March 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in east China's Anhui province. As of May 2024 he was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. Previously he served as director of the Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Overseas Chinese and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a delegate to the 11th and 12th National People's Congress.

Early life and education[edit]

Miao was born in Gushi County, Henan, in March 1962.[1] He attended Gushi County High School.[1] In 1979, he entered Central Institute of Finance and Banking (now Central University of Finance and Economics), where he majored in finance.[1]

Career[edit]

After university in 1983, Miao was assigned as an official to Anhui Provincial Finance Department, and over a period of eight years worked his way up to the position of deputy director of the Office.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1991.[1] In July 1994, he became director of the Office of Anhui Provincial Local Taxation Bureau and director of the Regulations Division, but having held the position for only two years.[1] He served as magistrate of Fanchang County from November 1996 to February 1998, and party secretary, the top political position in the county, from February 1998 to September 2002.[1] He was made deputy director of Anhui Provincial Economic and Trade Commission in September 2002.[1] In February 2004, he was named acting mayor of Chuzhou, confirmed in January 2005.[1] In June 2009, he was chosen as director of the newly founded Anhui Provincial Environmental Protection Department, and served until November 2016, when he was appointed deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Anhui Provincial Committee.[1][2][3] In May 2002, he took office as deputy director of the Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Overseas Chinese and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, rising to director the next year.

Downfall[edit]

On 23 May 2024, Miao was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" 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.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 缪学刚任安徽省委统战部副部长、省工商联党组书记. thepaper (in Chinese). 5 December 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ Yang Xiao (杨笑) (22 June 2009). 滁州市长缪学刚出任安徽省首任环保厅厅长. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (13 December 2016). 汪莹纯任安徽省环保厅党组书记 缪学刚不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. ^ Yue Huairnag (岳怀让) (23 May 2024). 安徽环保厅原厅长缪学刚被查，曾自诩“为百姓撑起一片蓝天”. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by Mayor of Chuzhou
2004–2009 		Succeeded by
New title Director of the Anhui Provincial Environmental Protection Department
2009–2016 		Succeeded by
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