Ji Wenlin, vice-governor of Hainan province, has became the latest high-profile official to be investigated on suspicion of severe violations of discipline, the country's top anti-graft agency said on Tuesday.

Ji started his political career in 1989. From April 2000 to April 2003, he worked in the CPC Sichuan provincial committee office as the deputy director. He then served as the deputy director in the general office of the Ministry of Public Security from April 2003 to December 2008. Starting work in Hainan province in October 2010, Ji was elected vice-governor of the province in January 2013.

He is the first ministerial-level official to be placed under investigation by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection this year. Last year, the commission probed at least 17 officials at the same level.