Wan Li

former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1916-2015)

Wan Li (1 December 1916 – 15 July 2015) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician.[1] During a long administrative career in the People's Republic of China, he served successively as Vice Premier, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Secretariat and its Politburo. He was born in Shandong.

Wan Li
万里
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
13 April 1988 – 27 March 1993
Preceded byPeng Zhen
Succeeded byQiao Shi
First-ranking Vice Premier of the PRC
In office
1983 - 1988
PremierZhao Ziyang
Li Peng
Preceded byDeng Xiaoping
Succeeded byYao Yilin
Minister of Railways of the PRC
In office
1975 - 1976
Preceded byLü Zhengcao
Succeeded byDuan Junyi
Personal details
Born(1916-12-01)1 December 1916
Dongping County, Shandong, China
Died15 July 2015(2015-07-15) (aged 98)
Beijing, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Spouse(s)Bian Tao (邊濤)
ChildrenWan Jifei
Wan Li
Traditional Chinese萬里
Simplified Chinese万里

References change

  1. "全国人大常委会原委员长万里逝世 享年99岁". QQ News. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2015.