Chen Xitong [SEP] position held
Chen Xitong
Chen Xitong (; June 10, 1930 – June 2, 2013) was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China and the Mayor of Beijing until he was removed from office on charges of corruption in 1995.
Early life.
Chen was born on June 10, 1930, in Anyue, Sichuan Province. He attended Peking University at the age of 18 and majored in Chinese Language. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1949.
Political career.
By November 1979 when he
Zhejiang party chief Xi Jinping was transferred to Shanghai take over the position of party secretary. Xi would go on to become General Secretary of the Communist Party of China in 2012.
Expulsion and trial.
In July 2007, Chen was expelled from the Communist Party, and his case was transferred to judicial authorities. In comparison to the judicial action against Chen Xitong, Chen's case proceeded at a much faster pace. During the investigation, Chen was placed under house arrest in Qinhuangdao, where he lived in a mansion