Liu Yandong
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Liu Yandong | |
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| 刘延东 | |
State Councilor of the People's Republic of China | |
| In office March 17, 2008 – March 16, 2013 | |
| Premier | Wen Jiabao |
| Head of the United Front Work Department | |
| In office December 2002 – December 2007 | |
| General Secretary | Hu Jintao |
| Preceded by | Wang Zhaoguo |
| Succeeded by | Du Qinglin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1945 Nantong County, Jiangsu |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University |
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| Liu Yandong | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Liú Yándōng |
Liu Yandong (
A graduate of Tsinghua University, Liu's career has long been associated with her fellow alumnus and Communist Youth League colleague Hu Jintao. As such Chinese-language media has sometimes labelled Liu as part of the so-called "Tuanpai", or "Youth League clique". After the retirement of Wu Yi, Liu has been highest-ranked female political figure in China, and one of only three women with a seat on the Politburo, the others being retired Vice Premier Wu Yi and current second Vice Premier Sun Chunlan.[1]
Biography
Early career
Liu Yandong was born in November, 1945 in Nantong County, Jiangsu,[2] in what was then Republic of China. Her father Liu Ruilong was one of the founders of the 14th Army of the Reds, an early Communist revolutionary militia force. As her father was of a revolutionary background, she has been classified by some analysts as a princeling. Liu entered the prestigious Tsinghua University in 1964, weathered the Cultural Revolution, and graduated in 1970 with a degree in chemistry. While in college, Liu was a part-time political instructor.
Shortly after graduation, Liu began work at a chemical production plant in
In March 1991, she began working at the
Politburo
Between 2002 and 2007, she served as the head of the United Front Work Department. In March 2002 she was also elected Vice Chair of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Having long been an ally of Party General Secretary Hu Jintao and ascended from the ranks of the Communist Youth League, she entered the 17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in 2007. Widely speculated to become Vice-Premier in an upcoming leadership reshuffle, by 2007, Liu was the sole woman with a seat on the Politburo and the highest ranked female politician in China. At the 2008 National People's Congress she was elected State Councilor, and was not elected as a Vice-Premier. She was also deputy chair of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.
At the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, she was elected to the 18th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. She became the first woman since Deng Yingchao to serve consecutive terms on the Politburo. A few months later, at the first plenary session of the 12th National People's Congress in 2013, she was also appointed Vice Premier in Li Keqiang Government, second in rank, overseeing the broad portfolios of health, education, and sports. Since 2013, Liu has been the leader of the Leading Group for Health Care Reform. Liu retired from politics in 2018.
Personal life
Liu is married. On April 13, 2009,
See also
References
- ^ Tania Branigan (October 16, 2012). "China's Liu Yandong carries the hopes – and fears – of modern feminism". the Guardian.
- ^ "Liu Yandong -- Member of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee". November 15, 2012. Archived from the original on November 20, 2012.
External links
- (in Chinese) Profile of Liu Yandong, Xinhua News Agency.
- Biography Xinhua(November 2012)