Sun Shutao

Sun Shutao (; born January 1965) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in north China's Shandong province. As of March 2023 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education Sun was born in Gaomi, Shandong, in January 1965. In 1983, he entered Shandong Agricultural University, where he majored in forestry.

In January 2023, he was chosen as vice chairman of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body. On October 9, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office. On October 25, he was arrested by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

On 20 February 2024, Sun was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On April 11, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Datong on charges of taking bribes, prosecutors accused him of taking advantage of his different positions in Shandong between 2001 and 2023 to seek profits for various companies and individuals in enterprise operation, business undertaking, and job adjustment, in return, he accepted money and gifts worth more than 129 million yuan ($17.97 million) either directly or from other connections. On June 5, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes, he was deprived of his political rights for life, and all his personal assets were confiscated.