Bo Xilai
| Bo Xilai | |
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| 薄熙来 | |
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| Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing | |
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In office November 2007 – March 2012 |
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| Deputy (Mayor) |
Wang Hongju (2007–2009) Huang Qifan (2009–) |
| Preceded by | Wang Yang |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Dejiang |
| Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China | |
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In office February 2004 – December 2007 |
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| Premier | Wen Jiabao |
| Preceded by | Lü Fuyuan |
| Succeeded by | Chen Deming |
| Governor of Liaoning | |
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In office January 2001 – February 2004 |
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| Secretary | Wen Shiyue |
| Preceded by | Zhang Guoguang |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Wenyue |
| Mayor of Dalian | |
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In office February 1993 – August 2000 |
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| Secretary | Cao Bochun Yu Xuexiang |
| Preceded by | Wei Fuhai |
| Succeeded by | Li Yongjin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 July 1949 Beijing, China |
| Political party | Communist Party (1980–2012; Expelled) |
| Spouse(s) |
Li Danyu (m. 1976–84) Gu Kailai (m. 1986) |
| Relations |
Bo Yibo (father) Hu Ming (mother) |
| Children | Li Wangzhi Bo Guagua |
| Residence | Qincheng Prison |
| Alma mater |
Beijing No.4 High School Peking University Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Bo Xilai | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 薄熙来 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 薄熙來 | ||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bó Xīlái |
| IPA | [pɔ̌ ɕílǎi] |
Bo Xilai (born 3 July 1949) is a former Chinese politician. He came to prominence through his tenures as the mayor of Dalian and then the governor of Liaoning. From 2004 to November 2007, he served as Minister of Commerce. Between 2007 and 2012, he served as a member of the Central Politburo and secretary of the Communist Party's Chongqing branch. On 22 September 2013, Bo was found guilty of corruption, stripped of all his assets, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The son of Bo Yibo, one of the Eight Elders of the Communist Party of China, Bo Xilai is one of the "princelings" of Chinese politics. He cultivated a casual and charismatic image in the media that marked a departure from the normally staid nature of Chinese politics.
While serving in Liaoning, Bo held an important niche in the Northeast Area Revitalization Plan. Bo initiated a campaign against organized crime, increased spending on welfare programs, maintained consistent double-digit percentage GDP growth, and campaigned to revive Cultural Revolution-era "red culture". Bo's promotion of egalitarian values and the achievements of his "Chongqing model" made him the champion of the Chinese New Left, composed of both Maoists and social democrats disillusioned with the country's market-based economic reforms and increasing economic inequality. However, the perceived lawlessness of Bo's anti-corruption campaigns, coupled with concerns about the image he cultivated, made him a controversial figure.
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