Qin Rupei

Qin Rupei (; born October 1962) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in southwest China's Guizhou province. As of April 2024, he was under investigation by China's top anti-graft watchdog. Previously he served as vice chairman of Guangxi and before that, vice governor of Guizhou. He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.

Early life and education Qin was born in Jiangkou County, Guizhou, in October 1962. In 1979, he enrolled at Guizhou Agricultural College (now Guizhou University), where he majored in agronomy.

He was transferred to Guangxi in January 2018, where he was appointed executive vice chairman of Guangxi, president of Guangxi University of Administration, and member of the CCP Guangxi Regional Committee. He also served as party secretary of the State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. His successor Li Zaiyong, also executive vice governor of Guizhou from 2018 to 2022, was disgraced in March 2023. On October 11, he was stripped of his posts within the CCP and in the public office. On November 4, the Supreme People's Procuratorate signed an arrest order for him for taking bribes. On August 6, the public prosecutors accused him of abusing his multiple positions between 1998 and 2024 in both Guizhou and Guangxi to seek favor on behalf of certain organizations and individuals in matters such as project contracting, business operations and job transfers, in return, he accepted 216 million yuan ($30.04 million) worth of money and valuables personally or through his family members.