An Ziwen (; 25 September 1909 – 25 June 1980), born as An Zhihan (安之瀚), was a Chinese politician and member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He served as minister of the CCP Central Committee Organization Department, the Central People's Government Minister of Personnel, deputy secretary of the Central Discipline Inspection Commission, the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, among other roles. He authored the book "Revolutionary successors training is a strategic task of the party".

Biography

An was born in September 1909 in Zizhou County,

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province. In 1925, he joined the

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, and in 1927 was inducted into the

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. He participated in the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...

and the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...

. In 1949, An was appointed as head of the Personnel Ministry, and was elected as a CPPCC Standing Committee member. He served as vice minister of the Central Organization Department, and was appointed as the

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest internal control institution of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), tasked with enforcing internal rules and regulations and combating corruption and malfeasance in the pa ...

and deputy secretary. In 1956, at the Eighth CCP National Congress, he was elected as head of the CCP Central Organization Department. In 1966, at the beginning of 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 goa ...

, he was persecuted as one of the

61 Renegades The Case of the 61 Renegades Clique () was created during the Cultural Revolution by Kang Sheng. Members *high-ranking officials (22 people): Bo Yibo, Liu Lantao, An Ziwen, Yang Xianzhen, Zhou Zhongying, Ma Huizhi, Xu Zirong, Fu Yutian, Wang Hefe ...

and expelled from his posts. In 1978 under Deng Xiaoping, he was rehabilitated and appointed as vice president of the

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, the latter co-opted to the Central Committee. On 25 June 1980, he died in

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Family

An Ziwen married Liu Jingxiong, come from Shanxi province. They have three children. Specific information are as follows:

Wife

Liu Jingxiong (刘竞雄), daughter of Chinese politician and official Liu Shaobai

Children

* An Li (安黎), former vice mayor of

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, eldest daughter of An Ziwen *

An Min An Min (; ca. 1050 – 1125) was an official stone carver during the Song Dynasty. The story of An Min is included in the book '' History of Song'', where his honorable character and outstanding moral principles are praised. Work An Min was wo ...

(安民)， Former Vice Minister of China's

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* An Guo (安国)

Brothers

An Zhiwen (安志文), third brother of An ziwen and alternate delegate of

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Nephew

An Jiaoju (安鲛驹), general of

Chinese People's Armed Police Force ) , abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates , patch ...

(PAP)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:An, Ziwen 1909 births 1980 deaths Politicians from Yulin, Shaanxi Chinese people of World War II Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shaanxi Victims of the Cultural Revolution People's Republic of China politicians from Shaanxi 61 Renegades Members of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party