Gu Mu
Gu Mu | |
|---|---|
| 谷牧 | |
 Gu Mu in 1940 | |
| Vice Premier of China | |
| In office 1975–1982 | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1914 Communist Party of China |
| Children | 4 sons, 1 daughter |
Gu Mu (
Early life and career
Gu Mu was born in September 1914 in a village in Rongcheng, Shandong. His birth name was Liu Jiayu (Chinese: 刘家语). Although his parents were poor peasants, he received a good education at the insistence of his grandfather.[2]
He joined the Communist Party in July 1932 and became involved in revolutionary activities in
In 1936, Gu Mu worked in military logistics under the warlord Zhang Xueliang, and participated in the Xi'an Incident.[2] In September 1940, Gu went back to Shandong to take on a series of progressively senior leadership positions, including Deputy Political Commissar of the First Military Region.[1][2]
People's Republic of China
After the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, Gu became the Party Secretary and Mayor of
In 1954, Gu was transferred to Beijing as Deputy Head of the State Construction Commission.[3]
During his service as Vice Director of the Economic Commission, Gu was assigned in 1964 to lead the Third Front Construction Support and Examination Small Group.[4]: 85 This small group was tasked with providing resources for the Third Front campaign to develop basic industry and national defense industry in China's rugged interior in an effort to prepare for potential United States or Soviet invasion.[4]: 85
In 1965 he became Director of the State Construction Commission.
During the Cultural Revolution, Gu rose to be deputy to Li Xiannian and Yu Qiuli in the economic planning unit of the State Council.[3] Gu was a part of the February Countercurrent of 1967, in which a group of military leaders criticized the Cultural Revolution, contending that it had disrupted society and threatened the leadership of the Party.[5]: 154 Gu was later removed from his positions and suffered political persecution like many other leaders.
He returned to work in 1973 as head of the
Between 1978 and 1988 Gu was a major part of the new reformist government under
In 1988, Gu became a vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a mostly ceremonial post. He retired in 1993, and left public life.[1]
Gu Mu died on November 6, 2009, at the age of 95. He was officially eulogized as a "long-tested and loyal warrior of the Communist cause, a proletariat revolutionary, an outstanding leader in the field of economic development". Top Chinese leaders, including Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin attended his funeral.[2]
Family
Gu Mu had four sons: Liu Nianyuan (刘念远), Liu Huiyuan (刘会远), Liu Liyuan (刘历远), Liu Xianyuan (刘宪远), and a daughter, Liu Yanyuan (刘燕远). They are all surnamed "Liu" in accordance with Gu's real surname. Liu Nianyuan has retired as a major general of the People's Liberation Army. Liu Liyuan was imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution for two years, together with Ye Jianying's son Ye Xuanping and son-in-law Zou Jiahua, Bo Yibo's three sons including Bo Xilai, and the sons of He Long.[9]
Awards
Japan:
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (30 June 2008)[10]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-3582-1.
- ^ a b c d e f 谷牧生平：原名刘家语. People's Daily (in Chinese). 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
- ^ OCLC 862177224.
- ^ S2CID 218936313.
- ISBN 978-0-674-26022-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4878-0391-9.
- ^ 谷牧：中国改革开放的操盘者. Sina.
- ISBN 978-1-4878-0391-9.
- ^ 谷牧的儿女们 [The Children of Gu Mu]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 2009-12-21.
- ^ "平成20年春の外国人叙勲受章者名簿" (PDF). 内阁府. 2008-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-26.