Yuan Guiren (; born November 1950) is a Chinese academic and politician. He formerly served as Minister of Education of China and president of

Beijing Normal University Beijing Normal University (BNU, ), colloquially known as Beishida (), is a public research university located in Beijing, China, with a strong emphasis on humanities and sciences. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China ...

, his alma mater.

Biography

Yuan was born in

Guzhen County Guzhen County () is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Bengbu Bengbu () is a city in northern Anhui Province, China. Its population was 3,296,408 registered residents at the 2020 census. 1,968,027 ...

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, in November 1950. In October 2009, he succeeded Zhou Ji as Minister for Education, after the latter had been removed at a regular session of the National People's Congress. He had previously served under Zhou Ji as a deputy minister. At the first plenary session of the

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in March 2013, he was re-elected.NPC endorses new cabinet lineup
/ref> He was a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee, the 17th

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(2007-2012), and a member of the 18th Central Committee.

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