Li Genshen (Chinese: 李根深; pinyin: Lǐ Gēnshēn; July 1930 – 9 October 2015) was a Chinese politician who served as party secretary of Harbin from 1985 to 1991.[1]

Li Genshen
李根深
Communist Party Secretary of Harbin
In office
March 1985 – August 1991
DeputyGong benyan [zh]
Zhang Delin
Li Jiating (mayor)
Preceded byTian Fengshan
Succeeded byWang Zhao [zh]
Personal details
BornJuly 1930
Wuxing County, Zhejiang, China
Died9 October 2015(2015-10-09) (aged 85)
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materShanghai Jiao Tong University
Moscow Power Engineering Institute

He was a member of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Career

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Li was born in Wuxing County (now Huzhou), Zhejiang, in July 1930.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1947.[1]

After graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1951, he stayed for teaching.[1] In 1952, he was selected by the Chinese government to study gas turbine at the Graduate Department of Moscow Power Engineering Institute in the Soviet Union and obtained an associate doctoral degree.[1]

After returning in 1956, he successively served as deputy chief designer, deputy chief engineer, chief engineer, deputy director, deputy party secretary of the Harbin Turbine Factory and the 3rd Research Academy of the 7th Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense.[1]

He was appointed secretary-general of the CCP Heilongjiang Provincial Committee in 1983 and was admitted to member of the CCP Heilongjiang Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[1] In 1985, he was made party secretary of Harbin, his first foray into a prefectural leadership role.[1][2][3] He was chosen as vice chairperson of the Heilongjiang Provincial People's Congress in 1992, serving in the post until his retirement in March 1996.[1]

On 9 October 2015, he died from an illness in Harbin, Heilongjiang, at the age of 85.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 86岁黑龙江省委原副书记李根深逝世,系十三届中央委员. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ Li Qingchuan (李清川) (25 July 2015). 新民周刊:“多面人”李嘉廷-从省长到人民公敌. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ Liu Zhiming (刘志明) (6 November 2003). 中国新闻周刊:“问题部长”田凤山违纪调查. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Harbin
1985–1991
Succeeded by