Tang is considered native to
Ju County, Shandong, but spent most of his life in Zhejiang. He joined the workforce in July 1977, working for communes in
Qingtian County,
Yongkang County, and
Lishui County, shortly after the death of Mao. Between 1980 and 1984, shortly after economic reforms began, Tang was a clerical worker at the Lishui party school. From September 1984 to July 1986, he studied political economics in the theoretical undergraduate program of the Zhejiang Provincial Party School. He was assigned work in the theory division of publicity department of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee. In October 1985, Tang joined the Chinese Communist Party. In 1991, Tang began working for the General Office of the Zhejiang party committee under
Li Zemin. In July 1997, he became secretary-general of the
Zhoushan party organization. In June 2002, he was named secretary-general of the Zhejiang Commission for Discipline Inspection. From September 2003 to July 2006, he studied economics and management in the on-the-job graduate program of the Correspondence College of the
Central Party School. In May 2016, Tang became acting mayor of Ningbo. In August 2016, he became Communist Party Secretary of Ningbo and a member of the Zhejiang
provincial party standing committee. In May 2017, Tang was named deputy party chief of Zhejiang province. He served in the role for five months before being appointed as acting governor of Liaoning in October 2017. On 29 April 2020, he was appointed
Minister of Justice, succeeding
Fu Zhenghua. Despite being a minister, he failed to become a member of the
CCP Central Committee after the
20th CCP National Congress in October 2022. Tang was elected as chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on 14 January 2023. Succeeded by executive vice president of the Supreme People's Court
He Rong, Tang was removed from the office of Minister of Justice of China on 24 February 2023.
Downfall On 2 April 2024, Tang was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" 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. The Chairman's Meeting of the
14th National Committee of the CPPCC approved of a decision to expel Tang from the CPPCC National Committee on 29 April. On 29 May, he was removed as the chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the CPPCC. He was expelled from the CPPCC National Committee on 6 June. Tang was expelled from the Communist Party, dismissed from public office and removed as a delegate to the
20th CCP National Congress on 7 October 2024. On 2 February 2026, Tang was sentenced to life imprisonment for bribery in 137 million yuan. == References ==