Li Ligong (; February 1925 – 6 December 2020) was a Chinese revolutionist and politician.

Biography

He was born in

Jiaocheng County Jiaocheng () is a county of central Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Lüliang city. Climate Notable people from Jiaocheng * Hua Guofeng * Wu Rongrong Wu Rongrong (; born 1985) is a Chinese feminist and a women's ri ...

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...

, in February 1925. He was

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...

Committee Secretary of his home province (1983–1991) and political commissar of the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

Shanxi Military District (1983–1985). He was a member of the

12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from September 1982 to November 1987. It held seven plenary sessions. It was securely succeeded by the 13th Central Committee. It elected the 12th Politburo of the Chinese ...

(1982–1987) and

13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1987 to 1992. It held seven plenary sessions. It was preceded by the 12th Central Committee and succeeded by the 14th Central Committee. It elected the 13th Politburo of ...

(1987–1992). He was a delegate to the

7th National People's Congress The 7th National People's Congress () was in session from 1988 to 1993. It held five sessions in this period. Election results Elected state leaders In the 1st Session in 1988, the Congress elected the state leaders: *President of the People's ...

(1988-1993) and

8th National People's Congress The 8th National People's Congress () was in session from 1993 to 1998. It succeeded the 7th National People's Congress. It held five sessions in this period. Election results Elected state leaders In the 1st Session in 1993, the Congress elected ...

(1993–1998). On December 6, 2020, he died of illness in

Taiyuan Taiyuan (; ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; also known as (), ()) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. ...

, Shanxi, aged 95.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Ligong 1925 births 2020 deaths Members of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress Delegates to the 8th National People's Congress Delegates to the 7th National People's Congress Members of the 4th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference People of the Cultural Revolution People from Lüliang Political commissars of the Shanxi Military District