Jiang Chunyun (Chinese: 姜春云; April 1930 – 28 August 2021) was a Chinese politician most active in the 1980s and 1990s, who served as Vice-Premier, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.

Jiang Chunyun
姜春云
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
16 March 1998 – 15 March 2003
ChairpersonLi Peng
Head of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters
In office
8 May 1995 – 10 April 1998
PremierLi Peng
Preceded byChen Junsheng
Succeeded byWen Jiabao
Vice Premier of China
In office
March 1995 – March 1998
PremierLi Peng
Preceded byTian Jiyun
Succeeded byWen Jiabao
Communist Party Secretary of Shandong
In office
December 1988 – October 1994
GovernorHimself
Zhao Zhihao
Preceded byLiang Buting
Succeeded byZhao Zhihao
Governor of Shandong
In office
1987–1989
Party SecretaryLiang Buting
Himself
Preceded byLi Chang'an
Succeeded byZhao Zhihao
Personal details
BornApril 1930
Laixi County, Shandong, China
Died28 August 2021(2021-08-28) (aged 91)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materLaixi County Teacher Training Class
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāng Chūnyún

Biography

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Jiang was born in Laixi County, Shandong Province, in April 1930, and started work in 1946; he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1947. Since then, Jiang had served as secretary-general of the Chinese Communist Party Shandong Provincial Committee, secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Jinan Municipal Committee, governor of Shandong province, secretary of the CCP Shandong Provincial Committee, and vice-premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

When Jiang was elected Vice-Premier of the State Council by the National People's Congress in March 1995, 36 percent of delegates in the Congress either abstained or voted against confirming him. This was the largest protest vote in the Congress up to that time, and may have been due to the feeling of delegates that the NPC was not being allowed the authority it was granted under the Chinese constitution.[1]

He died from an illness in Beijing, aged 91.[2]

He was a member of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party, a member of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Central Committees, and a member of the 14th and 15th Politburos of the Chinese Communist Party.

References

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  1. ^ Fewsmith, Joseph (2008). China Since Tiananmen. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-521-68605-1.
  2. ^ "Jiang Chunyun dies at age 92". www.news.cn. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Shandong
1987–1988
Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice Premier of China
1995–1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters
1995–1998
Succeeded by
Wen Jiabao
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Shandong
1988–1994
Succeeded by
Zhao Zhihao