Ma Mingfang () (December 14, 1905 – August 12, 1974), né Ruzhou (汝舟),

art name An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ''ho'' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by East Asian artists, poets and writers. The ...

Jimin (济民), was a

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

politician and early leader of CCP in Shaanxi. Born in Yejiacha (叶家岔) village,

Mizhi county Mizhi County () is a county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China. Mizhi is situated in the Loess Plateau on the banks of Wuding River. The county is established in 1226, named after Mizhizhai (Mizhi Stockade). It was renamed Tianbao in about 1643 by Li Ziche ...

, Shaanxi, Ma joined the Party in 1925 when he studied in No.4 normal school of Shaanxi. He was the first

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Committee Secretary of his home province of

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

(October 1949 – August 1954) and governor of Shaanxi (January 1950 – August 1954). He was an alternate member of the 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a full member of the

8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1956 to 1969. It was preceded by the 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. It held 12 plenary sessions in this period of 13 years. It was the longest serv ...

. He died in

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during the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal ...

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People's Republic of China politicians from Shaanxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shaanxi Governors of Shaanxi Political office-holders in Shaanxi Communist University of the Toilers of the East alumni Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Alternate members of the 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the Standing Committee of the 2nd National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 1st National People's Congress Members of the 1st Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 1905 births 1974 deaths {{china-politician-stub