Wu Yixia (Chinese: 吴亦侠; 1943 – 14 September 1998) is a Chinese politician who served as governor of Guizhou from 1996 to 1998. He was a representative of the 13th and 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Wu Yixia
吴亦侠
Governor of Guizhou
In office
June 1996 – 14 September 1998
Party SecretaryLiu Fangren
Preceded byChen Shineng [zh]
Succeeded byQian Yunlu
Personal details
Born
Wu Tieyuan

1943
Jilin City, Jilin Province, Manchukuo
Died14 September 1998(1998-09-14) (aged 54–55)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materJilin Agricultural University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Yìxiá
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWúTiěyuán

Biography

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Wu was born Wu Tieyuan (吴铁垣) in Jilin City, Jilin Province, Manchukuo, in 1943.[1][2] In 1963, he was admitted to the Department of Soil Agricultural Chemistry of Jilin Agricultural University [zh] with the second place in the province, and graduated in 1967.[2] After university, in 1968, he was assigned to the Beidahuang Farm of a PLA unit to do farm works.[2]

Wu joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1965, and got involved in politics in 1970.[1][2] From 1970 to 1982, he worked in both Nong'an County and Jiutai County.[1][2] Starting in 1983, he successively served as executive vice mayor, deputy party secretary, and party secretary of Changchun.[1][2] He was promoted to executive vice governor of Jilin in 1987, concurrently serving as deputy party secretary since 1992.[1][2] In April 1993, he was appointed executive vice minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, he remained in that position until June 1996, when he was transferred to southwest China's Guizhou province and appointed deputy party secretary and governor.[1][3][2]

On 14 September 1998, Wu died from liver cancer at the 301 Hospital in Beijing, at the age of 55.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 吴亦侠同志逝世(附图片). people.com.cn (in Chinese). 24 September 1998. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Wang Yong'an (王永安); Yu Jiang (于江) (6 September 2021). 吴亦侠. jldsyjs.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ 刘方仁当选贵州省人大常委会主任吴亦侠当选贵州省省长. gmw.cn (in Chinese). 17 January 1998. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Changchun
1986–1988
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Guizhou
1996–1998
Succeeded by