Gao Peng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Gao.

Gao Peng (Chinese: 高朋; pinyin: Gao Peng; born July 1972) is a former Chinese economist and politician who his entire career in Beijing, capital of China. As of April 2024 he was under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Previously he served as vice mayor of Beijing. He has served as a representative of the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Gao Peng
高朋
Vice Mayor of Beijing
In office January 2023 – April 2024
Mayor	Yin Yong
Communist Party Secretary of Shunyi District
In office April 2018 – March 2023
Deputy	Sun Junmin [zh]
Preceded by	Wang Gang [zh]
Succeeded by	Gong Zongyuan [zh]
Governor of Shunyi District
In office December 2015 – April 2018
Party Secretary	Wang Gang [zh]
Preceded by	Lu Yingchuan [zh]
Succeeded by	Sun Junmin [zh]
Personal details
Born	July 1972 (age 53) Fengcheng County, Liaoning, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Early life and education

Gao was born in Fengcheng County (now Fengcheng), Liaoning, in July 1972.^[2] He graduated from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.^[2]

Career

Gao once served as deputy director of the Financing Planning Department of Beijing Metro Group Co., Ltd..^[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1996, and entered the workforce in August of the same year.^[2] He moved to Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co., Ltd. in December 2003, becoming general manager assistant in February 2005 and deputy general manager in October 2007.^[2]

Gao got involved in politics in December 2009.^[2] He was appointed vice governor of Fengtai District and two years later was admitted to member of the CCP Fengtai District Committee, the district's top authority.^[2] In January 2014, he became deputy director of Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, and held that office until December 2015.^[2] In December 2015, he was named acting governor of Shunyi District, confirmed in January 2016.^[2][3] He rose to become party secretary, the top political position in the district, in April 2018.^[2] He was appointed vice mayor of Beijing in January 2023, although he remained party secretary of Shunyi District until March 2023.

Downfall

On 21 April 2024, he was suspended for "suspected serious discipline violations" 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.^[4]