Li Shuzheng | |||||||
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李淑铮 | |||||||
Head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||
In office March 1993 – August 1997 | |||||||
Preceded by | Zhu Liang | ||||||
Succeeded by | Dai Bingguo | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | October 1929 Shanghai, China | ||||||
Died | 27 February 2024 Beijing, China | (aged 94)||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Alma mater | Affiliated High School of Shanghai Zhendan Women's College | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 李 淑 铮 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 李 淑 錚 | ||||||
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Li Shuzheng ( Chinese: 李淑铮; October 1929 – 27 February 2024) was a Chinese politician who served as head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party between 1993 and 1997. [1] [2]
She was a representative of the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. [1] [2] She was an alternate member of the 12th, 13th, and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. [1] [2] She was a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress. [1] [2] [3]
Li was born in Shanghai, in 1929, while her ancestral home in Dangtu County, Anhui. [1] [2] She attended the Affiliated High School of Shanghai Zhendan Women's College. [1] [2] She joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1945. [1] [2]
Li was despatched to the Communist Youth League of China in 1952, becoming deputy director of the International Department in 1961 and director of Youth Department in 1964. [1] [2]
In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out, she was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works. [1] [2] She was reinstated in December 1973. [1] [2] She entered the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party in 1978, where she moved up the ranks to become deputy head in 1981 and head in 1993. [1] [2] In 1997, she was chosen as vice president of the China Association for International Exchange. [1] [2] In August 1998, she was made president of the China-Korea Friendship Association. [4] She retired in March 2004. [1] [2]
On 27 February 2024, she died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 94. [1] [2]