Dong Yunhu
He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1985, and entered the workforce in July 1986.[3] He was director of the 7th Bureau of the Central Foreign Propaganda Office (State Council Information Office) in August 1997, in addition to serving as vice president and secretary-general of the Chinese Society for Human Rights Research since December 2000.[3][4][5] In January 2018, he was elevated to chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, he remained in that position until January 2023, when he was appointed chairman of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress.[1][2][7][8] On December 12, he has been stripped of his posts within the CCP and in the public office, and his qualification for delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was terminated.[10] On August 28, 2024, Dong was convicted of receiving 148 million yuan in bribes and sentenced to life in prison.