Zhu Muzhi

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Zhu Muzhi
朱穆之
President of China Society For Human Rights Studies
In office
July 1993 – May 2007
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded by
Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
December 1977 – April 1982
HeadZhang PinghuaHu YaobangWang Renzhong
Director of Xinhua News Agency
In office
September 1972 – December 1977
Preceded byZhang Jizhi
Succeeded byZeng Tao [zh]
Personal details
Born
Zhu Zhonglong (朱仲龙)

(1916-12-25)25 December 1916
China
Died23 October 2015(2015-10-23) (aged 98)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University

Zhu Muzhi (

Minister of Culture, and chairman of the State Council Information Office.[2][3][4]

Biography

Zhu was born in

China in December 1916. He graduated from Peking University
in 1937, where he majored in foreign language.

After graduation, Zhu worked in

Taihang Mountain
.

From 1946 to 1964, Zhu worked in

political persecution
.

In September 1972, Zhu worked as the secretary of Xinhua News Agency. From December 1977 to April 1982, Zhu served as a deputy head of the

Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China. From April 1991 to December 1992, Zhu served as director of the State Council Information Office. In July 1993, he served as the newly founded China Society For Human Rights Studies, a position he held for almost fourteen years until May 2007.[5]
He retired in March 2004.

He died of illness in Beijing, on October 23, 2015, aged 98.[6]

References

  1. ^ 原中顾委委员朱穆之逝世 曾智斗"四人帮"(图). iFeng. 6 November 2015.
  2. ^ 朱穆之. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  3. ^ 学习朱穆之:大是大非不含糊. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  4. ^ 难忘烽火岁月——访新华社老社长朱穆之. sina (in Chinese). 2006-11-07.
  5. ^ 中国人权研究会新一届领导产生罗豪才任会长. huaxia.com (in Chinese). 11 May 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ^ Cheng Hongyi (程宏毅); Chang Xuemei (常雪梅), eds. (9 November 2015). 朱穆之同志逝世. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
Government offices
Preceded by
Zhang Jizhi (张纪之)
Director of Xinhua News Agency
1972–1977
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Minister of Culture of the People's Republic of China

1982–1986
Succeeded by
New title Director of the State Council Information Office
1990–1992
Succeeded by
Academic offices
New title President of China Society For Human Rights Studies
1993–2007
Succeeded by