Xu Yunbei
Xu Yunbei | |||||||
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徐运北 | |||||||
| Minister of the Second Ministry of Light Industry | |||||||
| In office 1967–1970 | |||||||
| Premier | Zhou Enlai | ||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Position revoked | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | July 1914 Tangyi County, Shandong, China | ||||||
| Died | 6 January 2018 (aged 103) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Spouse | Sha Xiaolu | ||||||
| Alma mater | Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 徐运北 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 徐運北 | ||||||
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Xu Yunbei (Chinese: 徐运北; July 1914 – 6 January 2018) was a Chinese politician who served as Minister of the Second Ministry of Light Industry from 1967 to 1970.
He was a representative of the 7th, 8th, and 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 3rd National People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the 6th and 7th National People's Congress.[1]
Biography[edit]
Xu was born in Tangyi County (now Dongchangfu, Liaocheng), Shandong, in July 1914.[1] He attended Zhengyi Middle School (正谊中学) in Jinan, capital of Shandong.[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1934.[1]
In the spring of 1935, he participated in the establishment of the CCP West Shandong Special Committee and served as its party secretary.[1]
Beginning from the winter of 1945, he successively served as deputy party secretary of the CCP Hebei-Shandong-Henan Committee and deputy political commissar of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region.[1]
In 1949, he joined the 5th Corps of the 2nd Field Army in southwest China and later served as first deputy party secretary of the CCP Guizhou Provincial Committee.[1]
In 1952, he was appointed vice minister of Health, responsible for eliminating schistosomiasis in south China.[1][3] In 1967, he assumed the position of minister of the Second Ministry of Light Industry.[1]
During the Cultural Revolution, he suffered political persecution and was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works.[1] In May 1973, he was reinstated as deputy director of Beijing Municipal Revolutionary Committee and was admitted to member of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee, the city's top authority.[1] He became vice minister of Light Industry in August 1980.[1] He retired in May 1996.[1]
On 6 January 2018, he died in Beijing, at the age of 103.[1]
Family[edit]
Xu married Sha Xiaolu (沙晓鲁), who committed suicide under political persecution during the Cultural Revolution.[2] Their son Xu Niansha (徐念沙; born 1957), chairman of the China Poly Group (2018–2021), married Liu Xiaoli (刘晓莉), the youngest daughter of Liu Huaqing.[2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Zhang Yu (张玉) (22 January 2018). 徐运北同志逝世. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Yan Jing (颜菁) (28 June 2018). 最后一位开国部长徐运北:立吃饭规矩 不许超200元. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ 徐运北：毛主席指挥送瘟神. sina (in Chinese). 29 August 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Tang Lei (唐磊) (28 May 2013). 一想起中国核潜艇反应堆安全问题就睡不着. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
"我没有语言天分，我就用笨办法，下工夫。"刘华清后来对女婿徐念沙回忆。徐念沙现为中国机械工业集团副董事长兼党委书记，他的妻子刘晓丽是刘华清的小女儿。