Wang Sanyun,

Vice Chairman of the Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, is being investigated for severe disciplinary violations, said the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on July 11.

Before he took the position at the NPC in April, Wang had served as Party Secretary of northwest China’s Gansu Province for more than five years.

The 64-year-old Wang started his political career at the age of 31 in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. He also worked as the vice Party chief of Anhui, Fujian, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces.