Tian Fengshan

Tian Fengshan
Tian Fengshan
田凤山
Minister of Land and Resources
	In office; March 2000 – October 2003
Premier	Zhu Rongji
Preceded by	Zhou Yongkang
Succeeded by	Sun Wensheng
Governor of Heilongjiang
	In office; February 1995 – December 1999
Party Secretary	Yue Qifeng; Xu Youfang
Preceded by	Shao Qihui
Succeeded by	Song Fatang
Communist Party Secretary of Harbin
	In office; August 1991 – November 1994
Deputy	Li Jiating; Suo Changyou [zh]
Preceded by	Li Genshen
Succeeded by	Suo Changyou [zh]
Personal details
Born	December 8, 1941 (age 82); Zhaoyuan County, Heilongjiang, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	田凤山
Traditional Chinese	田鳳山
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Tián Fèngshān

Tian Fengshan (Chinese: 田凤山 born 8 December 1940), is a former Chinese politician who was convicted of corruption and sentenced to life in prison.

Biography

Tian was born in Zhaoyuan County, Heilongjiang, on 8 December 1940, while his ancestral home in Penglai, Yantai, Shandong.^[1] He is the elder of three children. His second younger brother Tian Fengchun (田凤春) once served as party secretary of Zhaoyuan County and vice mayor of Daqing.^[1] His third younger brother worked in the Zhaoyuan County Traffic Police Brigade and now lives in downtown Zhaoyuan County after retirement.^[1] Tian attended Zhaoyuan County No. 1 High School [zh].^[1] In 1961, Tian was accepted to the PLA Second Artillery Technical College (now PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering), but dropped out of college for health reasons during his sophomore year.^[1]

After returning hometown, Tian was arranged to work as a substitute teacher at Yishun Township Central Primary School (义顺乡中心小学).^[1] Two years later, he was transferred to the neighboring Chengjiao People's Commune (城郊人民公社) and appointed party secretary.^[1] In December 1977, he rose to become deputy magistrate, deputy party secretary of Zhaoyuan County, and a member of the CCP Zhaoyuan County Committee, the county's top authority.^[1]

His positions include: Heilongjiang governor (February 1995), Minister of Land and Resources (March 2000).^[2]

Downfall

Tian was removed from this position in October 2003.^[2] In September 2004, the 4th plenary session of the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party decided to deprive Tian of the membership of Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and expel him from the party. On December 27, 2005, charged with bribery, Tian was given a life sentence by the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court, with life-time political privileges being removed and all his personal belongings confiscated.^{[citation needed]}

Tian was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 15th and 16th Central Committees.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Liu Zhiming (刘志明) (6 November 2023). 中国新闻周刊：“问题部长”田凤山违纪调查. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Liu Zhiming (刘志明) (11 November 2003). “问题部长”田凤山:从“草根官员”到“大管家”. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.

External links

Biography on Chinatoday.com
(in Chinese) Biography of Tian Fengshan, Xinhuanet.
(in Spanish) Tian Fengshan podrá suicidarse gracias a la benevolencia del Pueblo, El Catoblepas.

Party political offices
Preceded by Li Genshen	Communist Party Secretary of Harbin 1991–1994	Succeeded by Suo Changyou [zh]
Government offices
Preceded by Shao Qihui	Governor of Heilongjiang 1995–2000	Succeeded by Song Fatang
Preceded by Zhou Yongkang	Minister of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China 2000–2003	Succeeded by Sun Wensheng

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[ra-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Liu Zhiming (刘志明) (6 November 2023). 中国新闻周刊：“问题部长”田凤山违纪调查. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.

[rb-2] Liu Zhiming (刘志明) (11 November 2003). “问题部长”田凤山:从“草根官员”到“大管家”. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.

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