Wu Xueqian

Wu Xueqian
吴学谦
6th Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China
In office
19 November 1982 – 12 April 1988
Premier Zhao Ziyang
Preceded by Huang Hua
Succeeded by Qian Qichen
Personal details
Born (1921-12-19)December 19, 1921
Shanghai, Jiangsu, Republic of China
Died April 4, 2008(2008-04-04) (aged 86)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Wu Xueqian
Traditional Chinese 吳學謙
Simplified Chinese 吴学谦

Wu Xueqian (December 19, 1921–April 4, 2008) was a senior Chinese politician who served as the Foreign Minister and Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China.

Biography

Wu Xueqian was born in Shanghai in 1921. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1939.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was engaged in the students' underground work of the Communist Party inShanghai, serving for a period of time as deputy secretary and acting secretary of the Shanghai Students' Committee of the Communist Party. In June 1949, he was designated representative of China National Federation of Democratic Youthto the World Federation of Democratic YouthinPrague. After the founding of the People's Republic ofChina, he served as Deputy Director General and Director General (1949-1958) of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Youth League (renamed as the Communist Youth League later), Director General (1958-1978) and Vice Minister (1978-1982) of the International Liaison Department of CCCPC, First Vice-Foreign Minister (1982.4-1982.11).[1]

Wu was the Foreign Minister of China from 1982 to 1988. He was the member of the 13th CPC Politburo from 1987 to 1992.

Wu died of an illness on April 4, 2008.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Wu Xueqian". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.
  2. ↑ Former Chinese vice-premier Wu Xueqian dies at 87, China Daily, April 4, 2008.
Government offices
Preceded by
Huang Hua		 Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China
1982–1988		 Succeeded by
Qian Qichen
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