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Biography
Li Chengyun (Chinese: 李成云; born May 1955) is a former Chinese politician who served as Vice-Governor of Sichuan from 2008 to 2011. He was convicted of corruption in 2017 and sentenced to ten years in prison.
Career
Li was born in Guang'an, Sichuan, China. He graduated from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and joined the work force in March 1974. Li was the director of Sichuan Machinery Industry Department and CPC Secretary of Deyang. In 2006 he became the director of Sichuan State Assets Committee. Li promoted to the Vice-Governor of Sichuan in January 2008 and was dismissed in September 2011 for "serious violations of regulations". After two months, he was released and became the Deputy director of Sichuan Decision Advisory Committee.
On April 9, 2016, Li was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations". He was expelled from the Communist Party on July 26. On May 31, 2017, Li was sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking bribes worth 6.36 million yuan by the Intermediate People's Court of Liupanshui. According to official Chinese media, one of Li's mistresses was a spy for two foreign countries.