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Yin Meigen
Yin Meigen (Chinese: 殷美根; pinyin: Yīn Měigēn; born August 1963) is a former Chinese politician who was executive vice governor of Jiangxi Provincial People's Government from 2020 to 2021 and vice chairman of Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress in 2023. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in March 2023. He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress. Early life and educationYin was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, in August 1963.[1] In 1981, he entered Jiangxi University of Technology (now Nanchang University), where he majored in power system and its automation.[1] Upon graduation, in May 1985, he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1] CareerAfter graduating in 1985, Yin was despatched to Jiangxi Provincial Economic and Trade Commission, where he eventually became deputy director in December 2001.[1] Yin was made executive vice mayor of Jiujiang in May 2008.[1] In August 2011, he was named acting mayor, confirmed in the following month.[1] He rose to become party secretary, the top political position in the city, in September 2013.[1] He was promoted to vice governor of Jiangxi in November 2015. In November 2016, was appointed party secretary of the capital city Nanchang and was admitted to member of the CCP Jiangxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[2] In March 2020, he was promoted again to become executive vice governor.[3] He also served as secretary of the Party Working Committee of Ganjiang New Area from October 2020 to June 2022. In January 2023, he was chosen as vice chairman of Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress.[4] DownfallOn 29 March 2023, Yin was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" 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.[5] References
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