Li Shixiang

Li Shixiang (Chinese: 李士祥; pinyin: Lǐ Shìxiáng; born August 1958) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Beijing. He served as Executive Vice Mayor of Beijing and Vice Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). In September 2018, he was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the Communist Party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.

Li was an alternate member of the 18th CPC Central Committee and a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.

Biography

Li was born in August 1958 in Beijing. He entered the workforce in August 1978, and joined the Communist Party of China in March 1982.

In January 2003 he was promoted to become party chief of Chaoyang District, a position he held until November 2006. In July 2012 he was promoted again to become executive vice mayor of Beijing. Then he was appointed as vice-chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), serving in the post until he retirement in January 2018.

In September 2018, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws", said one-sentence statement issued by the ruling Communist Party's corruption watchdog body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). In February 2019, Li was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) over serious violations of Party discipline and laws including taking bribes.