Yang Luyu

Yang Luyu (Chinese: 杨鲁豫; pinyin: Yáng Lǔyù; born March 1957) is a former Chinese politician, who served as Mayor of Jinan, Shandong Province. He was dismissed from his position in April 2016 for investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

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Yang Luyu
杨鲁豫
Mayor of Jinan
In office January 2012 – April 6, 2016
Preceded by	Zhang Jianguo
Succeeded by	Wang Zhonglin
Communist Party Secretary of Tai'an
In office February 2008 – December 2011
Preceded by	Geng Wenqing
Succeeded by	Li Hongfeng
Chairman of Tai'an People's Congress
In office January 2018 – February 2012
Preceded by	Geng Wenqing
Succeeded by	Li Hongfeng
Personal details
Born	March 1957 (age 68) Ju County, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (expelled)
Alma mater	Harbin Institute of Technology
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	楊魯豫
Simplified Chinese	杨鲁豫
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Lǔyù
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yáng Lǔyù
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Yang Luyu was born in Ju County, Shandong. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1985 and graduated from the department of Construction of Harbin Institute of Technology. In 1987, Yang became the Ministry of Construction official. In November 1992, he became the deputy mayor of Dongying. He moved to Ministry of Construction in 1999. In 2003, he served as deputy mayor of Jinan Yang became the CCP Committee Secretary of Tai'an in 2008. In January 2012, Yang elected as mayor of Jinan.^[1]

On April 6, 2016, Yang Luyu was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's internal disciplinary body, for "serious violations of regulations".^[1][2][3] He was expelled from the CCP on July 28 for violating the Eight-point Regulation and taking bribes in exchange for political favors.^[4] On May 5, 2017, Yang was sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribery.^[5]