Liang Guoying

Liang Guoying
梁国英
Executive Vice-Mayor of Dongguan
In office
December 2011 – September 2014
MayorYuan Baocheng
Vice-Mayor of Dongguan
In office
April 2004 – December 2011
Personal details
BornAugust 1958 (age 66)
Humen Town, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1984–2014; expelled)
SpouseGuo Yanming
Alma materCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese梁國英
Simplified Chinese梁国英
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiáng Guóyīng

Liang Guoying (Chinese: 梁国英; born August 1958) is a former Chinese politician from Dongguan, an important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta of south China's Guangdong province. Liang had sexual relationships with many women.[1][2]

Career

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Liang was born and raised in Humen Town of Dongguan, Guangdong. In September 2004 he graduated from Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, majoring in law.

He got involved in politics in July 1980 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in October 1984.

Beginning in 1980, he served in several posts in Dongguan, including deputy director, director, and CPC Party Chief. He became the Vice-Mayor of Dongguan in April 2004, he was re-elected in January 2008. In December 2011, he was promoted to become the Executive Vice-Mayor of Dongguan.

Downfall

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On May 8, 2014, he was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[3] On September 5, 2014, he was dismissed from his posts and expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.[4]

In October 2015, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Huizhou on charges of taking bribes. On December 30, he was sentenced to 15 years and fined 8 million yuan for taking bribes.

In December 2017, his wife, Guo Yanming (郭艳明; born April 1962), an accountant of Dongguan Radio and TV Station, was sentenced to eight years and six months and fined one million yuan for taking bribes and shielding or concealing the illegal gain.[5]

References

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  1. ^ 东莞市常务副市长梁国英被双开. Sina (in Chinese). 2014.
  2. ^ 裸官受贿通奸 梁国英被双开. Ifeng (in Chinese). 2014.
  3. ^ 广东省东莞市委常委、常务副市长梁国英涉嫌严重违纪接受组织调查. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2014. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014.
  4. ^ 广东东莞副市长梁国英系“裸官” 与多女性通奸. QQ.com (in Chinese). 2014.
  5. ^ 东莞市委原常委梁国英之妻涉贪约1800万元,获刑八年半!. Sohu (in Chinese). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.