BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Fei Dongbin, former head of China's National Railway Administration, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office over serious violations of discipline and laws, China's top anti-graft agency announced Friday.

Fei was also an alternate member of the 20th CPC Central Committee and a former member of the Party leading group of the Ministry of Transport.

Upon the approval of the CPC Central Committee, the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Commission of Supervision (NCS) had conducted an investigation into Fei's case, according to a statement by the CCDI and NCS.

The investigation found that Fei had lost his ideals and faith, had a weak sense of political awareness, and engaged in opportunism and political maneuvering, the statement said.

It added that Fei had been uncooperative during the investigation and had disregarded the Party Central Committee's eight-point decision on improving Party and government conduct.

He was also found to have abused his power to secure benefits in business operations, project contracting and personnel promotions for others, while accepting large sums of money and valuables in return.

In line with Party regulations and laws, a decision has been made to expel him from the Party and public office, confiscate his illicit gains and hand over his case for judicial proceedings. Enditem