Li Jia (born 1966)

Li Jia
李佳
Communist Party Secretary of Ziyang
In office April 2009 – November 2014
Succeeded by	Zhou Xi'an (周喜安)
First Secretary of the Party Group of the Ziyang Military District
In office April 2009 – November 2014
Personal details
Born	January 1966 (age 50) Renshou County, Sichuan, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Leshan Normal University Southwest Jiaotong University

Li Jia (Chinese: 李佳; pinyin: Lǐ Jiā; born January 1966) is a former Chinese politician from southwest China's Sichuan province. She was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in November 2014. At the time of her investigation, she was serving as the Communist Party Secretary of Ziyang, and First Secretary of the party organization of the Ziyang Military District.^[1]

Life and career

Li was born and raised in Renshou County, Sichuan. She entered Leshan Normal University in September 1984, majoring in English language, where he graduated in July 1987. After college, she taught at Leshan Finance and Trade School, at the same time, she served as the secretary of the Youth League Committee.

Beginning in October 1992, she served in several posts in the Organization Department of Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, including director, Deputy Communist Party Secretary, and Party Secretary.

From June 2005, she served as Executive Vice Mayor of Leshan, Communist Party Secretary of State-owned Assets Supervision & Administration Commission of Leshan Municipality Committee, Leshan School of Administration, and a Standing Committee of Leshan Municipal Committee of the CPC. Then she served as Communist Party Secretary and Party Branch Secretary of the Communist Youth League of Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, and Honorary President of Sichuan Youth Federation between March 2006 to May 2007.

In May 2007 she was promoted to become the Executive Deputy Head of the Organization Department of Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, a position he held until April 2009. From September 2009 to June 2011 she studied at Southwest Jiaotong University as a part-time student.

She became the Communist Party Secretary of Ziyang and First Secretary of the Party Group of the Ziyang Military District in April 2009. She was re-elected in January 2012.^[2] Her deputy Deng Quanzhong, the Mayor of Ziyang, was investigated for corruption in September 2014.^[3]

On November 27, 2014, state media reported that Li Jia was being investigated by the Party's internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations".^[4] Then she was removed from office. She was arrested to face criminal charges in April 2015.^[5]

References

1. 李崇禧故乡女市委书记被查 正副市长已落马. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. 李佳当选资阳市委书记. Xinhua News (in Chinese). Retrieved 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. "四川省纪委对资阳市长邓全忠进行立案调查(图\简历)". September 24, 2014.
4. 四川省资阳市委书记李佳接受组织调查. Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China (in Chinese). Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
5. 周喜安任四川资阳市委书记 李佳被免. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)