▁former ▁Chinese ▁politician , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Vice ▁Governor ▁of ▁An hui ▁and ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Hu ain an . ▁He ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Commission ▁for ▁Dis cipl ine ▁In spe ction . ▁ ▁Career ▁Yang ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Jin zh ai ▁County , ▁An hui . ▁He ▁was ▁graduated ▁from ▁N ort he astern ▁University ▁and ▁Ren min ▁University ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁joined ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁T ong ling ▁Non fer r ous ▁Met als ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁manager ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁S AS AC ▁of ▁An hui ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Committee ▁of ▁An hui . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁elected ▁as ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Hu ain an . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Vice ▁Governor ▁of ▁An hui , ▁ranked ▁third ; ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁vice - g overn or ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁medi oc re . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Yang ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Commission ▁for ▁Dis cipl ine ▁In spe ction , ▁the ▁party ' s ▁internal ▁discipl inary ▁body , ▁for ▁" ser ious ▁viol ations ▁of ▁reg