Former Chongqing mayor Huang Qifan placed under investigation
Crhk · 3 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
China’s top anti-graft authorities said former Chongqing deputy party secretary and mayor Huang Qifan (黃奇帆) is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation over alleged serious violations of discipline and law. The announcement on October 13 did not specify the allegations involved. Huang, 74, served as Chongqing mayor from 2010 until stepping down in December 2016, after first becoming acting mayor in 2009. After leaving the post, he served as deputy director of the 12th National People’s Congress Financial and Economic Affairs Committee.
Key Points
- The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision announced the probe on October 13.
- Official notices identified Huang as former Chongqing deputy party secretary and former mayor of the municipal government.
- Huang was born in May 1952 in Zhuji, Zhejiang, and worked in Shanghai before moving to Chongqing in 2001.
- His Chongqing career included vice mayor in 2001, standing committee member and vice mayor in 2002, acting mayor in 2009, and mayor in 2010.
- CRHK said Huang’s nearly seven years as mayor spanned repeated political upheaval in Chongqing, including the falls of Bo Xilai and Sun Zhengcai
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers tracking mainland officialdom and policy voices, the case removes a prominent former local leader who had remained visible in recent years as a high-profile economist and public speaker. It also draws renewed attention to Chongqing’s long-running political turbulence, where Huang served through the downfalls of two party secretaries while his own career had previously remained intact