Bai Enpei
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Bai Enpei (Chinese: 白恩培; pinyin: Bái Ēnpéi; born 8 September 1946) is a former Chinese politician convicted of corruption. Bai served as the Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of Inner Mongolia between 1993 and 1997, Governor and later Party Secretary of Qinghai between 1997 and 2001, was the Party Secretary of Yunnan, the highest political position in the province, between 2001 and 2011.[1][2]
Bai Enpei | |
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白恩培 | |
Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan | |
In office October 2001 - August 2011 | |
Governor | Xu Rongkai Qin Guangrong |
Preceded by | Linghu An |
Succeeded by | Qin Guangrong |
Communist Party Secretary of Qinghai | |
In office June 1999 - October 2001 | |
Governor | Zhao Leji |
Preceded by | Tian Chengping |
Succeeded by | Su Rong |
Personal details | |
Born | (1946-09-08) 8 September 1946 (age 77) Qingjian County, Shaanxi, China |
Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1973–2015; expelled) |
Spouse | Zhang Huiqing |
Alma mater | Northwestern Polytechnical University |
Bai was investigated by the party's anti-corruption watchdog in 2014, and eventually convicted on charges of bribery and amassing wealth of unclear origin, and sentenced to death with reprieve in 2016. Bai held the record for the highest recorded sum of corrupt earnings, and the most severe sentence in all officials charged with corruption during the anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping.[3]