Xu Guang

Xu Guang (; born June 1960) is a former Chinese politician who spent his whole career in north China's Henan province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft body, the Chinese Communist Party Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, in August 2019. He was then sentenced to 11 years in jail on January 11, 2021.

He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress and a delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Downfall He was elevated to vice-governor of Henan in January 2017, a position he held until August 2019, when he was placed under investigation 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. As Governor, he focused on natural resources, housing, urban and rural construction, transportation and key projects. On February 21, 2020, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and dismissed from public office. On September 8, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Qingdao.

On January 11, 2021, he was sentenced to 11 years by the Qingdao Intermediate people's Court for consorting with some private enterprise owners and using his power and influence to seek benefits for them, and trading power for money. The court also confiscated one million yuan of his personal assets and ordered him to hand in money gained from bribes.