Wang Fuyu, former chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Consultative Conference, is being investigated for serious violations of the discipline of the Communist Party of China and law, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Regulatory Commission for Discipline Inspection said on Sunday.

Wang Fuyu (File photo: agencies)

Wang, 69, joined the Party in 1974 and started to work in 1976. He was appointed deputy secretary of the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee in December 2004.

Wang was elected vice-chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the CPPCC in January 2012. One year later, he served as chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the CPPCC till Jan 2018.