Qu Min
# Qu Min

Qu Min (Chinese: 曲敏; pinyin: Qū Mǐn; born June 1963) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Heilongjiang. As of June 2023 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

## Early life and education

Qu was born in Shangzhi, Heilongjiang, in June 1963. In 1983, he enrolled at Jiamusi Agricultural School (佳木斯农业学校), where he majored in gardening.

## Career

After graduating in 1986, he was despatched as a technician of the Research Institute of Harbin Academy of Agricultural Science, and eventually becoming president in February 2003. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1992. He served as deputy secretary and governor of Hulan District in December 2006, and two years later promoted to the secretary position.

He became mayor of Beitun, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Altay Prefecture, in June 2012, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in July 2013.

In August 2015, he was made deputy party branch secretary of Heilongjiang Province Supply and Marketing Cooperative Union.

In February 2016, he was named acting mayor of Suihua, confirmed the next month. He was appointed party secretary in December 2016, concurrently serving as chairman of the Municipal People's Congress.

In February 2021, he was chosen as vice chairman of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body.

## Downfall

On 14 June 2023, he had been suspended for "suspected serious discipline violations" 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.

