Ma Yong

Ma Yong
马勇
Communist Party Secretary of Yiyang
In office
March 2008  April 2013
Preceded by Jiang Zuobin
Succeeded by Wei Xuanjun
Personal details
Born January 1957 (age 59)
Chongqing
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Residence Changsha, Hunan
Alma mater Hunan Agricultural University
Occupation Politician
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma.

Ma Yong (simplified Chinese: 马勇; traditional Chinese: 馬勇; pinyin: Mǎ Yǒng; born January 1957) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in central China's Hunan province. He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in May 2015 and was taken away by Hunan Provincial People's Procuratorate for accepting bribes and abuse of power.[1] Previously he served as deputy secretary-general of Hunan.[2]

Life and career

Ma Yong was born in Chongqing in January 1957. During the Cultural Revolution, he worked in Longhui County between May 1975 to December 1977. He entered Hunan Agricultural University in March 1978, majoring in agriculture, where he graduated in January 1982. He began his political career in January 1982, and joined the Communist Party of China in January 1984.

Beginning in July 1984, he served in various administrative and political roles in Hunan Statistic Bureau, including section member, section chief, and director.

In September 2006 he was promoted to become deputy party boss, vice-mayor and party branch secretary of Yiyang city, and then party boss, the top political position in the city, beginning in March 2008.[3]

In April 2013, he was appointed deputy secretary-general of the Hunan Party Committee, a position he held until September 2015, when he taken away by Hunan Provincial People's Procuratorate on charges of abuse of power and taking bribes.[4]

References

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Jiang Zuobin (蒋作斌)
Communist Party Secretary of Yiyang
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Wei Xuanjun (魏旋君)
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