On September 17, 2014 (August 24, 2014 in the lunar calendar), Pan Yiyang, the former vice chairperson of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Government, was investigated. On September 17, 2014, Pan Yiyang, a former member of the Standing Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Party Committee and a former vice chairperson of the district government, was investigated for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. On November 1, 2014, the post of deputy to the 12th National People's Congress was removed.