Ke Qingshi (
Chinese: 柯庆施; October 10, 1902 – April 9, 1965) was a senior leader of the
People's Republic of China
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and
Chinese Communist Party
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in 1950s and 1960s.
Born in
She County,
Anhui Province
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, Ke joined Chinese Socialist Youth League in 1920, and the Chinese Communist Party in 1922.
After the establishment of the
People's Republic of China
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, Ke served as the secretary of CCP Nanjing municipal committee, the mayor of Nanjing, a member of East China Military and Political Commission, Party chief of
Jiangsu
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, first secretary of CCP
Shanghai
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committee, mayor of Shanghai, the first political commissioner of
Nanjing Military Region, first secretary of CCP East China Bureau, and vice premier of the State Council. Ke was a member of 8th CCP politburo.
On April 9, 1965, Ke died in
Chengdu
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.
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1902 births
1965 deaths
People's Republic of China politicians from Anhui
People of the Cultural Revolution
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Anhui
Politicians from Huangshan
Political office-holders in Shanghai
Political office-holders in Jiangsu
Mayors of Nanjing
Members of the 8th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
People from She County, Anhui
Secretaries of the Communist Party Shanghai Committee