The deputy mayor (also known as vice mayor and assistant mayor ) is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official that is present in many local governments .
58-586: Wang Lijun (born 26 December 1959) is a Chinese former police chief. He served as vice-mayor and police chief of the megacity of Chongqing . Wang is ethnically Mongol and was born in Arxan , Inner Mongolia. Prior to taking on positions in Chongqing, Wang served as vice-mayor and police chief of Jinzhou , Liaoning, and the police chief of Tieling , Liaoning. Wang rose to prominence in Liaoning where he gained
116-457: A driver. In August 1984, he joined the traffic police division of the department of public security in the city of Tieling, in Liaoning province. It was said that Wang was seen as unfit to serve since he did not have any schooling in policing, but was recommended to join the force on the advice of an official he had worked for at the coal mine construction project. After joining the force, Wang
174-612: A great deal of mischief aimed at overthrowing the Communist Party and sabotaging the socialist system. Carter preached "peace diplomacy"; Reagan promoted "democratic movements"; and Bush emphasizes "human rights diplomacy". The phraseology may vary, but the essence remains the same: to cultivate so-called democratic forces within socialist countries and to stimulate and organize political opposition using catchwords like "democracy", "liberty", and "human rights". These people also try to win over or split off wavering elements within
232-570: A mayor who is also a deputy of the National Assembly . This practice was frequent in the French Fifth Republic , until the legislative elections held on 31 March 2017, since when a mayor cannot hold both mandates (article LO 141-1 of the electoral code). In Manila , each congressional district has an appointed deputy mayor who coordinates the projects and activities of the elected city mayor. In Davao City , there
290-406: A meeting with U.S. consular officials, Wang reportedly "left of his own volition". The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged on 9 February 2012 Wang's visit to the U.S. Consulate, and said that the matter was "under investigation". The U.S. Department of State did not comment on the content of the meeting, though observers speculated that Wang may have been seeking political asylum or at
348-434: A minimum was seeking to extricate himself from the reach of Bo Xilai, who had already allegedly detained several of Wang's subordinates. Overseas Chinese-language websites such as Boxun alleged that Wang brought evidence incriminating Bo Xilai to the meeting at the consulate. While Wang was in the consulate, the building was encircled by police. The Department of State refused to comment on speculations Wang sought to defect to
406-612: A pivotal time, which saw tactical collaboration with the American Central Intelligence Agency in arming, training and funding Afghan guerrillas against the Soviets , the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre , the end of the Cold War and the subsequent establishment of good relations with Russia , and the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese control. Jia, a native of Beijing ,
464-516: A reputation for carrying out effective campaigns against organized crime. He became a close associate of prominent politician Bo Xilai , initially working for Bo in Liaoning province, then taking up the police chief post in Chongqing once Bo became the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary there. In Chongqing, Wang was known for his role as a political fixer for Bo Xilai, in addition to carrying out
522-486: A team of Deputy Mayors covering varying policy areas led by a Statutory Deputy Mayor who deputises for the Mayor in case of absence or illness. Jia Chunwang Jia Chunwang ( simplified Chinese : 贾春旺 ; traditional Chinese : 賈春旺 ; pinyin : Jiǎ Chūnwàng ; born May 1938) is a Chinese politician, intelligence officer, and prosecutor who held top positions in both the security apparatus and judiciary of
580-406: A television drama, Iron-Blooded Police Spirits（铁血警魂） . On 2 February 2012, Wang was abruptly reassigned "to a post overseeing municipal education, science, and environmental affairs", regarded as a less prestigious post than his former public security office. Although details on the demotion are sparse, observers have speculated that Wang fell out of favor with Bo after Wang came under scrutiny by
638-655: A traitor to the CCP and the nation in an internal briefing relayed to members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference . The Xinhua News Agency reported in June 2012 that Wang had resigned as a deputy to the NPC. In September 2012, Wang was charged with and convicted of abuse of power, bribe taking, defection, and "bending the law for selfish ends." His trial took place in the city of Chengdu where he had fled during
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#1732772015799696-516: A ¥6 million bounty on Wang's head. Wang's success in combating crime eventually resulted in his appointment to the National People's Congress (NPC). Wang's anecdotes appeared as anti-corruption and anti-crime propaganda in documentaries in print and television media and elsewhere; he played a leading role in many of the shows. Hailed as an anti-triad hero for busting crime in Liaoning, Wang's bravery in confronting gangs became subject of
754-475: Is (or, in certain local authorities two are) the Designated Acting Mayor, elected after nomination by the Mayor. The French term for deputy mayor is maire-adjoint or adjoint au maire [ fr ] . The first deputy mayor is called premier adjoint . This term should not be confused with the other French term député-maire , which refers to the dual mandate of
812-576: Is both an elected vice-mayor as a direct constitutionally mandated deputy of the Mayor of Davao City and appointed deputy mayors. The deputy mayors are appointed to administer each ethnic minorities situated in Davao City. In Spain, this function is performed by a "teniente de alcalde." In the United Kingdom, there are different types of deputy mayors. In London, the Mayor of London has
870-518: The 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown ) all Soros-related foundations and organizations were forcibly dissolved and shut down, and Soros himself was warned that " he was not welcome " in China anymore. Soros was allowed to visit China again only 12 years later, in 2001. Jia was also instrumental in the actual crackdown and military suppression of the Tiananmen protests. On 1 June 1989, three days before
928-706: The Chongqing gang trials , which gained significant media coverage. In March 2012, Wang, feeling threatened after having fallen out with Bo, abruptly appeared at the U.S. consulate in Chengdu in what became known as the Wang Lijun incident , setting off a sensational and protracted political scandal that brought down himself and Bo Xilai. In September 2012, Wang was convicted on charges of abuse of power, bribery, and defection, and sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He also testified against Bo Xilai at Bo's trial. Wang
986-589: The Commission for Discipline Inspection for his possible involvement in the Tieling corruption case. In order to make a deal for himself with the commission, Wang may have sought leniency in exchange for information on corruption and embezzlement by Bo Xilai and/or his wife. Bo is speculated to have learned about Wang's accusations, and ordered the arrest of several individuals closest to Wang. Wang's fears of retribution by Bo Xilai may have led him to seek refuge at
1044-739: The First Deputy Mayor serves as the general deputy mayor for the Mayor of New York City . In St. Louis, Missouri , there are multiple deputy mayors who handle coordination of specific policy areas where the deputy Mayors serves as the general deputy's mayors for the Mayor of St. Louis . In Cincinnati, Ohio , the vice mayor is appointed by the mayor from amongst the elected city council members. On November 18, 2021, then-Mayor-Elect Aftab Pureval announced that Cincinnati City Councilmember Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney would serve as vice mayor once his administration assumed office in January. She
1102-555: The People's Liberation Army and worked as a driver and document handler to support the construction of a coal mine in the town of Tiefa . His unit was based out of the Diaobingshan area, a suburb of Tieling . In March 1981, Wang returned to his hometown of Arxan and took up a job as a factory worker on a forestry cooperative. In December 1982, he followed his fiancée, Xiao Suli, to a state-owned food processing company and worked as
1160-525: The People's Republic of China . He served as Minister of State Security for 13 years (1985–1998), as Minister of Public Security (1998–2002) and finally as the procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (2003–2008). The longest-serving Minister of State Security to date, he is also regarded as the most influential, greatly expanding the size, budget and capabilities of the MSS during
1218-480: The U.S. State Department submitted a report in May claiming that the democracy movement in China was part of the world democracy movement. ... Many facts demonstrate that the international monopoly capitalists and hostile, reactionary foreign forces have not abandoned for a moment their intent to destroy us. It is now clear, that murderous intent has always lurked behind their protestations of peace and friendship. When
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#17327720157991276-543: The United States , the purchase of Western books on the social sciences for Chinese universities, establishment of political reform associations, and certain cultural activities. Jia Chunwang and the MSS were closely watching the activities of Soros the whole time, and in fact, the head of the Beijing office that Soros established was actually an MSS agent posing as an economic reformer. On 23 May 1989 (just before
1334-462: The " Association of Young Chinese Economists " to establish a Beijing office for his foundations, and Zhao Ziyang (then Premier ) approved. Soon thereafter Soros sent a message that he was interested in establishing personal relations with senior Communist Party leaders to exchange views on problems of economic reform in China. By May 1989 Soros had spent millions of dollars in China, working in four areas: travel expenses for Chinese scholars to visit
1392-527: The American consulate in Chengdu. In interviews with Southern Weekly and Chongqing Daily following announcement of his "stress leave", Wang said: "It is just a normal reshuffle." He refused to engage on online speculation for his job change. The report was published on its website on Wednesday but was removed a few hours later. On 6 February 2012, Wang traveled to the U.S. consulate in Chengdu . Following
1450-569: The Beijing office of the U.S.-based Committee on Scholarly Communication with the PRC invited students from Peking University , People's University , and the Beijing Foreign Languages Institute to his residence many times for discussions, thereby exerting influence on them. American students studying at Peking University, People's University, Beijing Language Institute, and nine other universities went everywhere fanning
1508-556: The Communist Party and was eventually named Party Secretary of Beijing's Haidian District . In 1984, he became Secretary of the Beijing branch of the powerful Central Commission for Discipline Inspection , the Party's internal watchdog. In 1985, he was appointed Minister of State Security , thus overseeing China's most important intelligence and security agency, responsible for foreign intelligence, counter-intelligence and regime protection. He remained on this post for 13 years, until 1998,
1566-752: The MSS, support expanded to include heavy machine guns , mortars , recoilless rifles , rocket launchers and anti-aircraft artillery ; the MSS, in collaboration with the Intelligence Bureau of the PLA General Staff , provided these weapons to a number of Afghan resistance groups established by the Chinese themselves, including " Victory ", " Guards ", " Immortal Flame " and " Paikar ". The Afghans were trained in two networks of secret military camps, both in Xinjiang ; one network of camps
1624-406: The Party in hopes of fomenting peaceful evolution inside the Party, thereby causing, or forcing, changes in the nature of political power in our Socialist State. ... Every night for four weeks, a ranking official of the U.S. Embassy in China, who said that "the American government is extremely concerned about this significant movement", met with participants in the student movement. The Director of
1682-475: The UK, if only one candidate runs he is not automatically elected, and voters would vote either for that candidate or against him), or both candidates advancing to the runoff received an equal number of votes and the tie remains unbroken after adding the number of first-round votes cast for them with the number of second-round votes cast for them. However, deputy mayors are always elected by the local council, of which one
1740-766: The United States. Following his departure from the consulate, Wang was immediately seized by security agents. Reports indicate he then flew to Beijing, possibly in the company of Qiu Jin, vice minister of the Ministry of State Security . On 9 February, several overseas Chinese-language websites posted an open letter allegedly written by Wang. The letter accused Bo Xilai of corruption and harboring criminal connections and called him "the greatest gangster in China", and also complained that Bo treats his subordinates like "chewing gum", i.e. that they were to be disposed of when they wear out. The websites claimed Wang secretly sent
1798-424: The city's mayor. Zhang Mingyu was a business rival of Weng Zhenjie in Chongqing. Zhang claimed to have a tape recording in which Wang Lijun threatened him to stop making charges against Weng. On 7 March, Zhang was taken from his Beijing home by three officers, including Chongqing's deputy police chief, who had disguised themselves as maintenance workers. Vice-mayor Many elected deputy mayors are members of
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1856-522: The close collaboration with the American CIA and with Pakistan in training Afghan guerrillas against the Soviets . Beginning in February 1980, Chinese intelligence, led at the time by Luo Qingchang , had started offering small arms and financial support to Afghan resistance groups. From 1980 to 1984 the cost of Chinese support totaled approximately $ 400 million. When Jia Chunwang became head of
1914-485: The elevation by the council of one of its members to be speaker . In some U.S. cities, the mayor and deputy mayor run together as a citywide ticket similar to how the president and vice president run at the national level. In other cities, particularly those with council–manager governments , the council selects one of its members to be vice mayor or mayor pro tem. In New York City , there are multiple deputy mayors who handle coordination of specific policy areas where
1972-416: The event the office is vacated by death, resignation, disability, or impeachment . In other cities, the deputy mayor presides over the city council , and may not vote except to break ties. Like the deputy mayor in other systems, the popularly elected deputy mayor becomes an Acting Mayor in the original mayor's absence. As previously noted in some cities, this office is elected separately and does not entail
2030-528: The flames. American journalists in Beijing maintained close contact with the leaders of the AFS . Journalists from the Associated Press and Newsweek told Wuerkaixi and others that the United States would, if necessary, provide asylum for them or help them go to the United States to study. And not only all this, they also tried to build counterrevolutionary armed forces in China. The China Study Group of
2088-415: The incident at the U.S. consulate. The prosecution accused Wang of taking bribes worth some $ 450,000 from millionaire Dalian businessman Xu Ming in exchange for releasing three people from police custody, and taking approximately $ 32,000 for the rental of his vacation home in Chongqing from another businessman in exchange for releasing a suspect. Wang's legal team disputed the bribery charges, stating that it
2146-539: The letter to his overseas friends prior to his unexpected leave, and he entered the U.S. Consulate in order to ask the latter to hold documents incriminating Bo. Shortly after Wang's meeting at the U.S. consulate, Chongqing municipal government information offices stated that Wang was "seriously indisposed due to long term overwork and intense mental stress." They continued, "Currently he has been authorized to undergo vacation-style medical treatment." In early March 2012, Chinese leader Hu Jintao reportedly denounced Wang as
2204-404: The local government who are given the title and serve as acting mayor in the mayor's absence. Appointive deputy mayors serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may function as chief operating officers . There may be within the same municipal government one or more deputy mayors appointed to oversee policy areas together with a popularly-elected vice mayor who serves as the mayor's successor in
2262-587: The longest tenure in the Ministry's history so far. In 1998, he was moved to the Ministry of Public Security (supervising regular police and security forces) where he remained until 2002, while also being named Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police . Finally, he served as deputy procurator–general (2002–2003) and procurator–general (2003–2008) of the Supreme People's Procuratorate , thus being China's highest-ranked prosecutor . In 2006, he
2320-468: The massacre, an MSS report written mostly by Jia himself and titled " On ideological and political infiltration into our country from the United States and other international political forces ", was delivered to every single member of the Politburo , and to senior Party elders , including Deng Xiaoping , Li Xiannian and Chen Yun , advocating for immediate military action and placing responsibility for
2378-604: The nuclear physics program. In 1966, at the start of the Cultural Revolution , he was attacked and beaten up by Red Guards , dismissed from the university, and sent to work in rural farms. In 1972 he returned to Tsinghua and became a professor of physics, as well as secretary of the university's Communist Youth League . In 1983 Jia was one of the young officials chosen for senior positions when Deng sidelined older cadre. His prospects improved when he became an acolyte of vice premier Qiao Shi . He steadily rose within
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2436-537: The protests and the turmoil on foreign, hostile Western forces: "The great socialist country of China has always been a major target for the peaceful evolution methods of the Western capitalist countries headed by the United States. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China and after the failure of U.S. armed intervention, each American administration has pursued the same goal of peaceful evolution and has done
2494-490: The son of Communist veteran Bo Yibo , was seen as a rising political star destined for higher office. Bo served as Minister of Commerce, and, by 2007, earned a seat on the 25-member Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party , and also assumed the post of party chief in the interior megacity of Chongqing . Bo's ambitions for higher office was well known in Chinese political circles. In June 2008, Wang Lijun
2552-562: Was also sought by the government. When he refused to give up the land to the government, Li became a target of Bo Xilai's 2009 anti-corruption campaign. He claims he was abducted, tortured on a "tiger bench" and shocked with electric batons, and that officials sought to charge him with "bribery, gun-running, pimping, usury and supporting illegal religious organizations". Li's allegations could not be independently verified, and he currently lives in hiding abroad. Chongqing real estate developer and member of Chongqing's People's Congress, Zhang Mingyu,
2610-698: Was appointed as the police chief of Chongqing and began serving as a right-hand man to Bo Xilai. On July 10, 2009, Bo launched a protracted campaign against gangs , with Wang as his top enforcer and chief implementer. Wang played a central role in the "strike-hard" campaigns in Chongqing, which saw 1,544 suspects arrested in what may have been the largest crackdown of its kind. Close to 6,000 people, amongst whom were wealthy businessmen, government advisers, crime bosses and senior police officers have been arrested in Wang's anti-crime campaigns since 2009. The South China Morning Post reported that local crime bosses had once placed
2668-485: Was arrested in Beijing after writing in his microblog that he had evidence of ties between top-level Chongqing officials and the mafia. Prior to his arrest, Zhang wrote on his blog that a high-level Chongqing official, Zhui Zhengkuan, committed suicide in early March. According to Zhang, the official was a close associate of city crime boss Weng Zhenjie. Weng Zhenjie—who was not targeted during the city's highly publicized crackdowns on organized crime—is also reportedly close to
2726-485: Was born in May 1938 and studied at Tsinghua University , graduating with a degree in nuclear physics . He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1962, and in 1964 he began teaching physics at Tsinghua University, while at the same time being active in the Communist Party branch within the university, called being a "double-load cadre". In some foreign newspaper articles during the 1980s and 1990s, he
2784-486: Was born on December 26, 1959, the son of Wang Yin, a railway construction worker of Mongol descent, and Liang Shuxia, a textile worker, who was Han Chinese . He attended No. 1 Middle School in Hailar (now part of the city of Hulunbuir ), Inner Mongolia. While in middle school, Wang was an avid boxer. After completing school, he was sent to the countryside to perform manual labour in rural Arxan . In April 1978, Wang joined
2842-514: Was commissioned by the authorities to take his zero-tolerance attitudes to Panjin . Wang conducted massive raids on criminal organizations. A five-million-yuan bounty was placed on his head by various local criminal gangs. Wang gained further recognition for his work, and was awarded a national medal by the national police chief Jia Chunwang . In 2003 Wang was transferred to the city of Jinzhou to serve as police chief. Wang became an associate of Bo Xilai while Bo served as governor of Liaoning. Bo,
2900-480: Was elected President of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities . Jia was described as low-key and self-effacing; his wife, Yu Jingzhi, is also a professor at Tsinghua University. Jia Chunwang was a member of the 13th , 14th , 15th , and 16th Communist Party Central Committees , from 1987 to 2007. As Minister of State Security, Jia Chunwang continued and expanded
2958-465: Was in fact Gu Kailai who arranged for the transactions and that Wang did not personally perform any of the favours. Wang was found guilty on all four charges and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Wang fared better compared to his erstwhile associates in the Bo family whose scandal he had exposed; Gu Kailai received a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for the murder of Neil Heywood , and Bo Xilai himself
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#17327720157993016-746: Was in the vicinity of Kashgar , the other in the vicinity of Hotan . Hundreds of Chinese advisers also worked in Pakistani training camps, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. As Minister of State Security, Jia Chunwang played a major role in expelling from China all foundations and organizations funded by, or collaborating with, Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros . Soros began working in China in spring 1986, by funding research for strengthening China's reform and opening up. Then, in October 1986, Soros collaborated with Li Xianglu of
3074-519: Was incorrectly referred to as an engineer; for example, in 1991 the New York Times described him thus: " the nation's spymaster, Jia Chunwang, who is Minister of State Security, is a 53-year-old English-speaking engineer ". This confusion derived from the fact that the Tsinghua faculty from which Jia graduated was called the "Department of Engineering Physics", although Jia actually completed
3132-412: Was noted for his campaigns to crack down on corruption and criminal gangs . It was said that Wang had sustained serious injuries as a result of explosives placed near his office, and was in a coma for some twenty days. Over the span of two years, Wang cracked down hard on gangs, arresting gang boss and former provincial boxing champion Yang Fu along with nearly a dozen other gang leaders. In August 2000, he
3190-474: Was promoted to become police chief of Tieling. During his tenure in Tieling, Wang was allegedly involved in a local corruption scandal. Details surrounding the case are unclear, though there is speculation that Wang may have been implicated in corruption. Wang's successor as director of the Tieling public security department, Gu Fengjie, has reportedly been detained pending investigation on corruption charges. Wang continued his gang-busting streak in Tieling, and
3248-582: Was sentenced to life in prison for corruption and other charges. All three trials were widely publicized and closely followed by international media. In March 2012, allegations began emerging from spurned businessmen of corruption, torture, and intimidation by top-level officials in Chongqing. Li Jun, a fugitive businessman from Chongqing, told the Financial Times that Chongqing security forces seized his $ 700 million real estate business and tortured him as retaliation for attempting to purchase land that
3306-419: Was soon promoted to lead a team of twenty security personnel. He eventually became the deputy head, then head, of a local police station. His work in reducing crime earned him national-level accolades. He went back to school in 1991 to complete professional training at the People's Public Security University of China , a policing school. In June 1994, Wang was appointed deputy police commissioner in Tieling, and
3364-524: Was sworn in on January 4, 2022. In Israel , according to the Local Authorities (Election and Term of Mayor and Deputy Mayors) Act, 5735-1975 , a Mayor is usually elected in "personal, general, direct, equal and secret elections", with election by a local council being made only if no candidate runs for mayor, a candidate for mayor in a single-candidate election is rejected (in Israel, unlike in
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