Yang Xin

Yang Xin 杨信
Chairman of Standing Committee of Qiqihar Municipal People's Congress
In office February 2009 – January 2012
Communist Party Secretary of Qiqihar
In office June 2003 – February 2009
Mayor of Qiqihar
In office August 2000 – June 2003
Mayor of Daqing
In office November 1997 – March 2000
Personal details
Born	May 1950 (age 73) Suihua, Heilongjiang, China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Residence	Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Alma mater	Central Party School of the Communist Party of China Harbin Normal University
Occupation	Politician

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.

Yang Xin (simplified Chinese: 杨信; traditional Chinese: 楊信; pinyin: Yáng Xìn; born May 1950 in Suihua) is a former Chinese politician from Heilongjiang Province. He was the Party Secretary and Mayor of Qiqihar, and prior to that Mayor of Daqing. In September 2014 Yang was investigated by the Communist Party's anti-corruption body.

Life

Yang Xin was born and raised in Suihua, Heilongjiang. He graduated from Central Party School of the Communist Party of China and Harbin Normal University, majoring in economic management.

Yang became involved in politics in November 1968 and joined the Communist Party of China in September 1969.

Beginning in 1968, Yang served in several posts in Suihua County, including director of organization department.

From August 1980 to May 1983, he worked in Qinggang County, he served as Vice County Governor between August 1982 to May 1983.

He became the Deputy CPC Party Chief of Hailun County in April 1985, and served until April 1986.

In August 1986 he was promoted to become the CPC Party Chief of Qing'an County, a position he held until July 1989.

In November 1992, he was transferred to Daqing as Vice-Mayor, then he served as Executive Vice-Mayor, Deputy CPC Party Chief, and Mayor.

In March 2000, he worked in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang, he served as the Director of Heilongjiang Provincial Agriculture Committee, he remained in that position until August 2000, when he was transferred to Qiqihar and appointed the Deputy CPC Party Chief, Mayor and Party Secretary, he was re-elected in February 2001, and began his third term in March 2003.

In June 2003, he was promoted to become the CPC Party Chief and Chairman of Standing Committee of Qiqihar Municipal People's Congress, he was re-elected in December 2009.

From February 2010 to January 2012, he served as the Chairman of Standing Committee of Qiqihar Municipal People's Congress.

On September 25, 2014, the state media reported that he was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China for "serious violations of laws and regulations".