Wu Guixian

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Guixian
吴桂贤
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office
1975–1977
PremierZhou Enlai→Hua Guofeng
Personal details
Born1938 (age 85–86)
Gongyi, Henan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Wu Guixian (Chinese: 吴桂贤; pinyin: Wú Guìxián; born 1938) is a Chinese politician who served as China's first female vice premier from January 1975 to September 1977. Originally a worker at a state-owned cotton factory in Xianyang, she was appointed by party leader Mao Zedong after becoming the factory's deputy director and a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Early life and career

Wu was born in

Chinese Communist Youth League and soon after the Chinese Communist Party at the age of 20. Eventually she was promoted to deputy director of the Northwest China cotton factory and party leaders arranged for her to study at Northwest University where she graduated in 1968.[1][3]

Political career

Wu rose from township level politics to become a national leader in only seven years.

Chairman Mao planned to promote grassroots officials to help run state affairs following the damage caused to the party during the Cultural Revolution. Wu was elected to serve as Chinese vice premier in 1975, becoming the first woman to hold its office. In 1977 Wu resigned from office and returned to Shaanxi to serve as deputy secretary of the Party committee of Northwest China Cotton Factory.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Huang, Ying. "China's First Female Vice Premier Fights to Reduce Poverty". All-China Women's Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ "吴桂贤：从纺织工到中国首任女副总理" [Wu Guixian: From Textile Worker to China's First Female Vice Premier] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. ^ "首位女副总理吴桂贤回忆进政治局：像鸟被关进笼子里" [First Deputy Prime Minister Wu Guixian recalls entry into Politburo] (in Chinese). iFeng. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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