Bai Yun (politician)

Bai Yun (simplified Chinese: 白云; traditional Chinese: 白雲; pinyin: Bái Yún; born December 1960) is a Chinese regional politician from Shanxi province. She was the Communist Party Secretary of Yuncheng between 2012 and 2013. Bai was the first female official of provincial-ministerial rank to be investigated for corruption after the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. At the time the investigation against her was opened, she was serving as a member of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and the Head of the United Front Work Department of Shanxi Province. She was expelled from the Party in 2015 for abuse of power and accepting bribes.

Bai Yun
白云
Head of the United Front Work Department of Shanxi Province
In office
February 2013  September 2014
Party SecretaryYuan Chunqing
Preceded byNie Chunyu
Succeeded bySun Shaocheng
Communist Party Secretary of Yuncheng
In office
January 2012  February 2013
Preceded byGao Weidong (高卫东)
Succeeded byWang Maoshe
Communist Party Secretary of Yangquan
In office
April 2009  January 2012
Preceded byXie Hai (谢海)
Succeeded byHong Fake (洪发科)
Mayor of Yangquan
In office
April 2006  April 2009
Preceded byXie Hai
Succeeded byLi Dongliang (李栋梁)
Personal details
BornDecember 1960 (age 63)
Wutai County, Shanxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1979–2015, expelled)
Alma materRenmin University of China
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