Song Ping
Song Ping (Chinese: 宋平; pinyin: Sòng Píng; born 24 April 1917) is a Chinese Communist revolutionary. He is a retired high-ranking politician. He was a member of the CPC Politburo Standing Committee. He is thought to be the only living member of the Second Generation of Chinese Leadership.
Song Ping | |
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宋平 | |
| Politburo Standing Committee member of the Communist Party of China | |
| In office June 1989 – September 1992 | |
| General Secretary | Jiang Zemin |
| Head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China | |
| In office June 1987 – December 1989 | |
| General Secretary | Zhao Ziyang Jiang Zemin |
| Preceded by | Wei Jianxing |
| Succeeded by | Lu Feng |
| State councillor of the State Council | |
| In office June 1983 – April 1988 | |
| Premier | Zhao Ziyang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1917
(aged 108)[source?] Ju County, Shandong, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse(s) | Chen Shunyao (陈舜瑶) |
| Children | Song Yichang (宋宜昌) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 宋平 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宋平 | ||||||
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Song was the political mentors to Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao.[1]
In 1987, Song left the Planning Commission to replace Wei Jianxing as head of the CPC Central Organization Department.[2]
He criticized the pro-democracy demonstrations in the spring of 1989.[3]
He retired as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee on October 19, 1992.[4] He turned 100 in April 2017.[5]
References
- ↑ "Who's Hu? Meet this engineer-Prez". IBNLive. IBNLive.com. November 20, 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ↑ Thomson, Robert (June 24, 1987). "Beijing shuffle points to growing Cabinet intrigues". The Sydney Morning Herald: 18. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DVgVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1308,5668044&dq=song-ping&hl=en. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ↑ "Party to purge its ranks". The Sydney Morning Herald: 11. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1jcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7OcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4020,3026536&dq=song-ping&hl=en. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ↑ Kristof, Nicholas D. (October 20, 1992). "CHINESE SHAKE UP TOP PARTY GROUP; FREE MARKET GAINS". New York Times (The New York Times Company). https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/20/world/chinese-shake-up-top-party-group-free-market-gains.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ↑ Staff (2017-04-22). "夜读：中共元老宋平百岁诞辰：资格最老、退休最久常委 : 八田与一铜像被砍 台南市长亲自写信向日本报告" (in 中文). news.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.