Mo Jiancheng (Chinese: 莫建成; pinyin: Mò Jiànchéng; born March 1956) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in both Inner Mongolia and Jiangxi. As of August 2017 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency.[1][2] Previously he served as leader of the discipline inspection team sent by Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) to Ministry of Finance (MOF) from December 2015 to August 2017, Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Jiangxi from January 2015 to December 2015, executive vice-governor of Jiangxi from July 2013 to September 2015, Communist Party Secretary of Baotou from November 2006 to April 2010, and Communist Party Secretary of Tongliao from January 2003 to December 2004. Mo worked with Su Rong for a long time.[3]

Mo Jiancheng
莫建成
Leader of the Discipline Inspection Team sent by Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to Ministry of Finance
In office
December 2015 – August 2017
Preceded byLiu Jianhua
Succeeded byZhao Huiling
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Jiangxi
In office
January 2015 – December 2015
Preceded byShang Yong
Succeeded byLiu Qi
Executive Vice-Governor of Jiangxi
In office
July 2013 – August 2015
Preceded byLing Chengxing
Succeeded byMao Weiming
Communist Party Secretary of Baotou
In office
December 2006 – April 2010
Preceded byXing Yun
Succeeded byGuo Qijun
Communist Party Secretary of Tongliao
In office
January 2003 – December 2004
Preceded byZhao Shuanglian
Succeeded byFu Taizeng
Mayor of Tongliao
In office
September 2001 – March 2003
Preceded byZhao Shuanglian
Succeeded byNashun Menghe
Personal details
BornMarch 1956 (age 68)
Shengzhou, Zhejiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1977–2017; expelled)
Alma materCentral Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University

Mo was a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternate member of the 18th CCP Central Committee.

Biography

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Mo was born in March 1956 in Shengzhou, Zhejiang. He graduated from the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party and Inner Mongolia Agricultural University.

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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During the Down to the Countryside Movement, he was a sent-down youth in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia. He entered the workforce in February 1972, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1977. In October 1993 he was promoted to become vice-mayor of Wuhai, a position he held until February 1998. From February 1998 to February 2000 he briefly served as deputy director of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Township Enterprise Bureau. He became the Mayor of Tongliao, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Inner Mongolia, in September 2001, and then Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in January 2003. In December 2004, he was appointed director of CCP Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Publicity Department, he remained in that position until November 2006, when he was transferred to Baotou and appointed Communist Party Secretary.

Jiangxi

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In April 2010 he was transferred to Nanchang, capital of central China's Jiangxi province, and appointed director of CCP Jiangxi Provincial Organization Department. He rose to become executive vice-governor in July 2013, in January 2015 he was promoted again to become Deputy Communist Party Secretary. At the end of that same year, he was transferred to Beijing, capital of Chian, where he served as a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) committee of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and leader of the discipline inspection team sent by Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) to Ministry of Finance (MOF).

Downfall

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On August 27, 2017, Mo Jiancheng has been placed under investigation for serious violations of laws and regulations by the party's disciplinary body. In November he was removed from membership of the 12th National People's Congress. On September 23, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and removed from public office.

On September 12, 2018, the First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing tried to hear his case, the statement said that "Mo, suspected of taking bribes, took advantage of his posts to seek profits for others and accepted a huge amount of property".[4]

On January 23, 2019, Mo was sentenced on 14 years in prison and fined four million yuan for taking bribes worth 42.59 million yuan.

References

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  1. ^ "Top anti-graft inspector at China's finance ministry under investigation". reuters. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ^ 中纪委驻财政部纪检组原组长莫建成被诉 曾为苏荣旧部. sina (in Chinese). 2018-07-30.
  3. ^ 方志敏长孙评莫建成落马:极力掩盖苏荣的罪恶勾当. ifeng (in Chinese). 2017-09-01.
  4. ^ "Former CPC committee member of financial ministry expelled from CPC, public office". Chinadaily. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
Government offices
Preceded by
Zhao Shuanglian (赵双连)
Mayor of Tongliao
2001–2003
Succeeded by
Nashun Menghe (那顺孟和)
Preceded by
Ling Chengxing (凌成兴)
Executive Vice-Governor of Jiangxi
2013–2015
Succeeded by
Mao Weiming (毛伟明)
Party political offices
Preceded by
Zhao Shuanglian (赵双连)
Communist Party Secretary of Tongliao
2003–2004
Succeeded by
Fu Taizeng (符太增)
Preceded by
Zhang Guomin (张国民)
Director of CCP Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Publicity Department
2004–2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Baotou
2006–2010
Succeeded by
Guo Qijun (郭启俊)
Preceded by
Song Chenguang (宋晨光)
Director of CCP Jiangxi Provincial United Front Work Department
2011–2011
Succeeded by
Cai Xiaoming (蔡晓明)
Preceded by
Hong Qiang (弘强)
Director of CCP Jiangxi Provincial Organization Department
2010–2013
Succeeded by
Zhao Aiming (赵爱明)
Preceded by
Shang Yong (尚勇)
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Jiangxi
2015–2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Liu Jianhua (刘建华)
Leader of the Discipline Inspection Team sent by Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to Ministry of Finance
2015–2017
Succeeded by
Zhao Huiling (赵惠令)