Guangdong legislature vice chair Zhang Shuofu investigated
SingTao · 3 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission said on Thursday that Zhang Shuofu (張碩輔), a member of the Party leadership group and vice chair of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress, is under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. The 61-year-old official had previously served in senior roles in Hunan, Yunnan, Beijing and Guangzhou before taking up his current provincial legislature post in 2022.
Key Points
- The anti-graft announcement was issued on Thursday by the CCDI and National Supervisory Commission, naming Zhang in his current Guangdong provincial legislature roles.
- Zhang was born in August 1965 in Changsha, Hunan, and built his early career in the water resources system.
- His earlier posts included Hunan vice governor, Yunnan provincial discipline inspection chief, and Beijing municipal discipline inspection chief, later also heading Beijing’s supervisory commission.
- In July 2018, Zhang was transferred to Guangdong as a provincial Party standing committee member and Guangzhou Party secretary.
- He became a member of the Guangdong provincial legislature’s Party leadership group in December 2021, vice chair in January 2022, and in February 2023 also chaired its credentials committee
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the case is notable because it involves a senior Guangdong official with a long cross-provincial career and a previous top post in Guangzhou, the mainland city most closely linked to Hong Kong in the Greater Bay Area. It also adds to scrutiny of Guangzhou’s recent political turnover, after other former top city leaders were also reported to have faced major setbacks or investigations