Wen Shizhen (born 1940)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wen.

Wen Shizhen (Chinese: 闻世震; January 1940 – 27 July 2021) was a Chinese politician who served as governor of Liaoning from 1994 to 1998, party chief of Liaoning from 1997 to 2004, and chairman of the Standing Committee of Liaoning People's Congress from 2003 to 2005. He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress. He was a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Wen Shizhen
闻世震
Chairman of the Standing Committee of Liaoning People's Congress
In office January 2003 – February 2005
Preceded by	Wang Huaiyuan
Succeeded by	Li Keqiang
Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning
In office August 1997 – December 2004
Preceded by	Gu Jinchi
Succeeded by	Li Keqiang
Governor of Liaoning
In office May 1994 – 1998
Preceded by	Yue Qifeng
Succeeded by	Zhang Guoguang
Personal details
Born	January 1940 Haicheng County, Fengtian Province, Manchukuo
Died	27 July 2021(2021-07-27) (aged 81) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Dalian University of Technology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	闻世震
Traditional Chinese	聞世震
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wén Shìzhèn

Early life and education

Wen was born in Haicheng County, Fengtian Province, Manchukuo (now Liaoning, China), in January 1940. He secondary studied at Shenyang No.5 High School. In 1960, he was admitted to Dalian University of Technology, majoring in mechanical manufacturing. After graduating in 1965, he was despatched to the Dalian Oil Pump and Nozzle Factory, where he finally was its factory manager.

Career

He joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 1979. He was deputy director of Dalian Machinery Industry Bureau in 1982 and one year later became deputy director of Liaoning Machinery Industry Department. In 1985, he was assistant governor of Liaoning, but having held the position for only one year, he was appointed vice governor and deputy party chief of Liaoning. In August 1995, he was elected governor of Liaoning on the First Session of the 8th Liaoning People's Congress, and held that office until 1998. In August 1997, he was appointed party chief of Liaoning, a position he held until December 2004. He became chairman of the Standing Committee of Liaoning People's Congress in January 2003, and served until February 2005.

In February 2005, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Financial and Economic Affairs Committee, serving in the post until his retirement in 2013.

Death

He died of illness in Beijing on 27 July 2021, aged 81. On 31 July 2021, he was buried in Huilonggang Revolutionary Cemetery in Shenyang, Liaoning.