Tang Shuangning

Tang Shuangning (born October 1954) is a former Chinese financier and politician of Manchu ethnicity who served as chairman and party secretary of China Everbright Group. He was also executive director of China Everbright Limited, Everbright Environment, Everbright Securities, He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in July 2023. He retired in December 2017. He is a member of the China Calligraphers Association and a member of the China Writers Association.

Tang was a representative of the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress.

Early life and education
Tang was born in Beizhen County (now Beizhen), Liaoning, in October 1954. Between December 1971 and October 1978, he worked in Beizhen County Fertilizer Plant. After resuming the college entrance examination, he was admitted to Liaoning University of Finance and Economics (now Dongbei University of Finance and Economics), where he majored in infrastructure finance and credit.

Career
After university in 1982, he was despatched to the Liaoning Branch of the China Construction Bank and soon in March 1986 moved to the Shenyang Branch. He moved up the ranks to become executive vice governor in March 1986 and governor in February 1994.

Tang was director of the Credit Management Department of the People's Bank of China in May 1997 and subsequently director of the Currency and Gold and Silver Bureau of the People's Bank of China in July 1998. In December 1999, he was appointed director of the First Supervision Department of the People's Bank of China.

In May 2003, he was chosen as vice president of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, and served until June 2007.

In June 2007, he became chairman and party secretary of China Everbright Group, a post he kept until December 2017.

Downfall
On 15 July 2023, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. His successor Li Xiaopeng was sacked for graft in April of the same year.