Jiang Minkuan

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Jiang Minkuan
蒋民宽
Governor of Sichuan
In office
1985–1988
Preceded byYang Xizong
Succeeded byZhang Haoruo
Personal details
BornMay 1930
China
Died6 June 2012 (aged 82)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Jiang Minkuan (

State Science and Technology Commission, and deputy head of the United Front Work Department.[1]

Biography

Jiang Minkuan was a native of Wu County (now part of Suzhou), Jiangsu province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1961.[1] Starting in 1950 he worked as an engineer in the non-ferrous metal industry in Northeast China. In 1952 he studied Russian in Fushun, Liaoning province, and later trained and worked at an aluminium factory in the Ural region of the Soviet Union. After returning to China, he worked as a manager at the state-owned No. 101 Factory starting in 1955. In 1966 he became the deputy chief engineer of the state-owned No. 122 Factory, later promoted to chief engineer and general manager of the factory.[1]

In 1982, Jiang was appointed Deputy Communist Party Chief and Vice Governor of

Communist Party Chief of Sichuan. Due to his conflict with Yang, Jiang was replaced by Zhang Haoruo as Sichuan governor and transferred to the central government in 1988.[2]
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In 1988 Jiang was appointed deputy director of the

State Intellectual Property Office, and in 1990 he became the executive deputy head of the United Front Work Department, a minister-level position.[1]

Jiang was an alternate member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 13th and 14th Central Committees.[1]

Jiang retired in April 2004. He died on 6 June 2012 in Beijing, aged 82.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "蒋民宽同志逝世" [Jiang Minkuan passes away]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Governor of Sichuan

1985–1988
Succeeded by