Dong Yunhu

Dong Yunhu (; born December 1962) is a former Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress in 2023 and chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2018 to 2023. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1985, and entered the workforce in July 1986. As of July 2023 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency.

He was a representative of the 15th, 19th, and 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In January 2018, he was elevated to chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, he remained in that position until January 2023, when he was appointed chairman of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress.

Downfall On 12 July 2023, he has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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. On December 12, he has been stripped of his posts within the CCP and in the public office, and his qualification for delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was terminated. On December 19, he was arrested by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

On 24 April 2024, Dong was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On June 27, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Hefei on charges of taking bribes, the public prosecutors accused him of abusing his multiple positions between 2002 and 2023 to seek favor on behalf of certain organizations and individuals in financing loans, land transfers, business operations, and personnel arrangements, in return, he accepted money and gifts worth more than 148 million yuan ($20.77 million) personally or through his family members. On August 28, Dong was convicted of receiving 148 million yuan in bribes and sentenced to life in prison.

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