Jiang Chunyun (; April 1930 – 28 August 2021) was a Chinese politician most active in the 1980s and 1990s, who served as Vice Premier, Vice Chairman of the

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, and a member of the

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Biography

Jiang was born in Laixi County, Shandong Province, in April 1930, and started work in 1946; he joined the

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(CCP) in February 1947. Since then, Jiang had served as secretary-general of the Chinese Communist Party Shandong Provincial Committee, secretary of the

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Jinan Jinan is the capital of the province of Shandong in East China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is one of the largest cities in Shandong in terms of population. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of ...

Municipal Committee, governor of Shandong province, secretary of the CCP Shandong Provincial Committee, and vice-premier of the

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. When Jiang was elected Vice-Premier of the State Council by the National People's Congress in March 1995, 36 percent of delegates in the Congress either abstained or voted against confirming him. This was the largest protest vote in the Congress up to that time, and may have been due to the feeling of delegates that the NPC was not being allowed the authority it was granted under the Chinese constitution. He died from an illness in

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, aged 91. He was a member of the

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, a member of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Central Committees, and a member of the 14th and 15th Politburos of the Chinese Communist Party.

References

External links

Biography of Jiang Chunyun
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1930 births 2021 deaths Politicians from Qingdao Governors of Shandong People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong Members of the 15th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 14th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Vice chairpersons of the National People's Congress {{china-politician-stub