Qian Nengxun

Qian Nengxun
钱能训
Premier of the Republic of China
In office 10 October 1918 – 13 June 1919
President	Xu Shichang
Preceded by	Duan Qirui
Succeeded by	Gong Xinzhan (Acting)
In office 20 February 1918 – 23 March 1918
President	Feng Guozhang
Preceded by	Wang Shizhen
Succeeded by	Duan Qirui
Personal details
Born	1869 Republic of China
Awards	Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain Order of Wen-Hu

Qian Nengxun (simplified Chinese: 钱能训; traditional Chinese: 錢能訓; pinyin: qián néngxùn, 1869 – June 5, 1924), courtesy name Ganchen (干臣) or Gancheng (干丞) was a Chinese politician from 1918 until his death in 1924. He served as the Premier of the Republic of China twice during the Warlord Era, in 1918 and 1919 and was the protegee of former president Xu Shichang.^[1][2] In 1922, Qian co-founded the charitable Red Swastika Society.^[1]

Biography

Qian Nengxun was born in 1869 in

In 1910, on the recommendation of Xu Shichang, Qian was appointed as the chief envoy and later governor of Shaanxi. During his tenure, Qian hunted down the Tongmenghui revolutionary organisation. During the 1911 Revolution, seeing revolutionary victory inevitable, he attempted suicide and was sent out of the Tong Pass after being treated by the revolutionary army.^[3][4][5]

After the founding of the Republic of China, Qian was approached by president Yuan Shikai because of his relationship with Xu Shichang. In October 1913 he served as the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Xiong Xiling's cabinet. In 1917, during the Manchu Restoration, he was appointed as the Vice Minister of Agriculture and Industry.^[3][4][5]

In December 1917 Qian became the Minister of Internal Affairs of Wang Shizhen's cabinet. Resigning in February 1918, he instead acted as the premier. In March 1918 Duan Qirui's cabinet was established for the third time, and Qian was once again appointed as the Minister of internal affairs. In October, during Xu Shichang's tenure as president, he once again acted as the de facto premier. On December 14, the Premiership became official, he organized the cabinet, and concurrently served as the Minister of Internal Affairs in January 1919.^[3][4][5]

During the tenure of Qian, antagonism between the Anhui and Zhili cliques intensified, making Qian's tenure difficult. In 1919, the May Fourth Movement broke out, further weakening Qian's government, leading to his resignation of premiership in June the same year. ^[3][4][5]

On June 5, 1924, Qian died of illness in his residence in Beijing.^[3][4][5][6]

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