Mao Qingguo

Mao Qingguo (Chinese: 茆庆国; born May 1953) is a former Chinese business executive who served as chairman of the board of China National Salt Industry Corporation, China's state-owned salt monopoly, from March 2013 to his retirement in August 2014. Prior to that, he also served as its Party secretary from April 2011 to March 2013 and general manager from December 2003 to April 2011.[1]

Mao Qingguo
BornMay 1953 (age 67)
Lianyungang, Jiangsu
OccupationExecutive
AgentChina National Salt Industry Corporation
Political partyCommunist Party of China (1977–2019; expelled)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese茆慶國
Simplified Chinese茆庆国
In this Chinese name, the family name is Mao.

Biography

Mao was born in Lianyungang, Jiangsu in May 1953. He entered the workforce in September 1969, and joined the Communist Party of China in January 1977. In January 1998 he was director of Jiangsu Salt Administration and chairman of Jiangsu Salt Industry Company. He served as deputy general manager of China National Salt Industry Corporation in December 2001, and two years later promoted to the General Manager position. In March 2013 he was promoted again to become chairman of the board, but having held the position for only a year and a half, when he retired in August 2014. In October 2014 he became director of China Salt Industry Association.

Investigation

On April 19, 2019, he has come under investigation for "serious legal violations and criminal offenses" 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.[2] On October 18, 2019, he was expelled from the Communist Party of China.[3]

Award

In June 2008 he was listed among the fifth group of "The Top 10 Chinese Economic Talents".[4]

References
  1. He Liping (贺梨萍), ed. (6 November 2019). 中盐集团原董事长茆庆国退休5年后被查，涉嫌受贿被逮捕. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. 中国盐业有限公司原党委书记、董事长茆庆国接受审查调查. CCDI (in Chinese). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. Yi Chengchen (易成晨), ed. (18 October 2019). 中盐集团有限公司原党委书记茆庆国被开除党籍. ifeng (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. Zhu Jiabei (祝加贝), ed. (6 November 2019). 茆庆国被捕 曾被举报一顿饭喝3瓶单价过万红酒. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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