Li Jiating

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Jiating (Chinese: 李嘉廷; pinyin: Lǐ Jiātíng; born 1944) is an ethnic Yi People's Republic of China politician.

Li Jiating
李嘉廷
Governor of Yunnan
In office January 1998 – June 2001
Party Secretary	Linghu An
Preceded by	He Zhiqiang
Succeeded by	Xu Rongkai
Mayor of Harbin
In office February 1991 – October 1992
Party Secretary	Li Genshen Tian Fengshan
Preceded by	Zhang Delin
Succeeded by	Suo Changyou [zh]
Personal details
Born	April 1944 (age 81) Shiping County, Yunnan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1964–2001; expelled)
Spouse	Wang Xiao
Children	2 sons
Alma mater	Tsinghua University

He was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1992–1997) and 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1997–2002). He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress (1998–2003).

Biography

He was born in Shiping County, Yunnan, in April 1944.^[1] He was a graduate of Tsinghua University.^[1]

He was mayor of Harbin, Heilongjiang and governor of his home province.^[1]

Downfall

He was expelled from the CCP for corruption.^[2][3]

In 2001, he was arrested on suspicion of a crime and sentenced to death with a reprieve for corruption.^[1]

Personal life

Li married Wang Xiao (王骁).^[1] This couple has two sons: Li Qun (李群) and Li Bo (李勃).^[1] On 16 September 2001, Wang Xiao committed suicide by hanging herself in the bathroom at home.^[1] Li Bo was also sentenced to 15 years in prison for his involvement in the case.^[1]