Ye Libin (Chinese: 夜礼斌; born December 1957) is a former Chinese executive and politician of Yi ethnicity. He surrendered himself to the anti-corruption agency of China in November 2022, a year and a half since his retirement. Previously he served as chairman of the China Tobacco Yunnan Industry Co., Ltd. and before that, party secretary of Zhaotong, head of the Yunnan Provincial Civil Affairs Department, governor of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, and party secretary of Chuxiong City.[1]
Since July 1982, Ye successively served as secretary of the CCP Yongren County Party Committee Office, deputy party secretary and governor of Menghu District, director of Yongren County Finance Bureau, deputy director and than director of the Chuxiong Prefecture Finance Bureau.[1]
In March 2006, he was appointed head of the Yunnan Provincial Civil Affairs Department, he remained in that position until December 2007, when he was transferred to Zhaotong and appointed party secretary, his first foray into a prefectural leadership role.[1][2]
After a year as leader of Yunnan Provincial Leading Group for Immigration, Ye was chosen as chairman and party branch secretary of the China Tobacco Yunnan Industry Co., Ltd. in May 2014, a post he kept until November 2018.[3] He retired in February 2021.
PB Former member of the Politburo; PLA Also a military official; CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates 1For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China; 2Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.
