Yin Meigen

Yin Meigen (; born August 1963) is a former Chinese politician who was executive vice governor of Jiangxi Provincial People's Government from 2020 to 2021 and vice chairman of Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress in 2023. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in March 2023.

He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.

Early life and education Yin was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, in August 1963. In 1981, he entered Jiangxi University of Technology (now Nanchang University), where he majored in power system and its automation. In March 2020, he was promoted again to become executive vice governor. He also served as secretary of the Party Working Committee of Ganjiang New Area from October 2020 to June 2022.

In January 2023, he was chosen as vice chairman of Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress.

Downfall On 29 March 2023, Yin was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" 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 October 7, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office. On October 11, he was detained by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

On 29 January 2024, Yin was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On October 25, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Sanming on charges of taking bribes, he used his various positions between 2003 and 2023 in Jiangxi to seek profits for various companies and individuals in engineering contracting, enterprise management, and job promotion, and in return, he illegally accepted money and goods worth over 207 million yuan ($28.84 million) directly or through his relatives.

On 15 April 2025, Yin was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery, he was deprived of political rights for life and all his properties were also confiscated.