Liu Handong

Liu Handong
Liu Handong
刘捍东
Vice Chairman of Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress
	In office; January 2018 – January 2023
Chairman	Lou Qinjian; Wu Zhenglong
Personal details
Born	August 1959 (age 65); Shucheng, Anhui, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1984–2024; expelled)
Alma mater	Nanjing Normal University; Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	刘捍东
Traditional Chinese	劉捍東
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Liú Hàndōng

Liu Handong (Chinese: 刘捍东; born August 1959) is a former Chinese politician who spent most his entire career in east China's Jiangsu province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in April 2023. Previously he served as vice chairman of Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress.

He was a representative of the 17th, 18th, and 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Career

Liu was born in Shucheng, Anhui, in August 1959.^[1] After the Cultural Revolution, in October 1977, he became a fitter at the General Machinery Factory of Jiangpu County (now Pukou District).^[1] In January 1979, he was accepted to Nanjing Normal University, where he majored in physics.^[1] After graduating in December 1980, he became a teacher at the Second Middle School of Jiangpu County.^[1]

Liu got involved in politics in April 1984, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December of that same year.^[1] He was town head of Chengdong Township and Zhujiang Town before being promoted to magistrate of Jiangpu County in June 1997.^[1] He was promoted again to become party secretary, the top political position in the county, in July 1999.^[1] He was appointed secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Nanjing Municipal Committee in November 2001 and was admitted to member of the CCP Nanjing Municipal Committee, the capital city's top authority.^[1] He also served as party secretary of Pukou District from May 2002 to July 2005 and Jiangning District from July 2005 to April 2008. In April 2008, he was named acting mayor of Zhenjiang, confirmed in January 2009.^[1] He was head of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Finance in January 2012, in addition to serving as vice chairman of Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress since January 2018.^[2]

Investigation

On 16 April 2023, he was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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.^[3]

On 26 February 2024, he was expelled from the CCP.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (22 February 2012). 朱晓明任镇江市委副书记刘捍东不再担任（图/简历）. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ 刘捍东在联系点句容市开展走访调研. sina (in Chinese). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "Former senior Jiangsu provincial legislator under probe". news.cn (in Chinese). 16 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
^ "Former senior Jiangsu provincial legislator expelled from CPC". china.org.cn. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

Party political offices
Preceded by Xu Jinrong [zh]	Mayor of Zhenjiang 2008–2012	Succeeded by Zhu Xiaoming [zh]
Government offices
Preceded by Pan Yonghe [zh]	Head of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Finance 2012–2018	Succeeded by Yang Shengshi [zh]

[tiger-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (22 February 2012). 朱晓明任镇江市委副书记刘捍东不再担任（图/简历）. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 April 2023.

[2] 刘捍东在联系点句容市开展走访调研. sina (in Chinese). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

[3] "Former senior Jiangsu provincial legislator under probe". news.cn (in Chinese). 16 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

[4] "Former senior Jiangsu provincial legislator expelled from CPC". china.org.cn. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

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