Su Shulin, former governor of Fujian, was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office for violating the Party's code of conduct and corruption.

The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said in a statement Tuesday that an investigation found that Su had "severely violated political discipline and rules."

Su was formerly a deputy chief of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and general manager of Sinopec, China's leading oil company.

The CCDI statement said Su had pried into information on inspection teams sent by the central authorities, taken up activities against Party rules, resisted investigation by the CPC and promoted others against Party rules.

He caused great losses of state-owned properties, acted against the Party's eight-point frugality code, and sought profits for relatives, the statement said.

He was accused of abusing his power and taking bribes, it said.

The statement said Su, as a member of the CPC Central Committee, was greedy and "politically disloyal" to the Party.

It said the qualification of Su as a delegate to the 18th CPC National Congress would also be terminated and his financial gains confiscated.

The statement said the decision to expel Su from the CPC would be confirmed at a plenary meeting of the CPC Central Committee.

Su's case will be transferred to judicial organs.