Summary
Sun Weiben (Chinese: 孙维本; 19 November 1928 – 18 December 2020) was a Chinese politician who served as Communist Party Secretary of Heilongjiang from 1985 to 1994 and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Heilongjiang People's Congress from 1988 to 1998.[1] He spent most of his career in northeast China's Liaoning province before becoming top leader of neighboring Heilongjiang province.[1] He was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a delegate to the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th National People's Congress.[2] He was a deputy to the 18th and 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]
Sun Weiben | |||||||
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孙维本 | |||||||
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| Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Heilongjiang People's Congress | |||||||
| In office January 1988 – January 1998 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Li Jianbai | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wang Jiangong | ||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Heilongjiang | |||||||
| In office October 1985 – April 1994 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Li Li'an | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yue Qifeng | ||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning | |||||||
| In office March 1982 – October 1985 | |||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | November 19, 1928 Gaizhou, Liaoning, China | ||||||
| Died | December 18, 2020 (aged 92) Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 孫維本 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孙维本 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Sun was born in Gaizhou, Liaoning, on November 19, 1928.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party in October 1947.[1]
Before entering politics in March 1951, he was an accountant. He spent ten years in the Organization Department of CCP Shenyang Municipal Committee. He was Communist Party Secretary of Xifeng County in January 1961, and held that office until July 1965. Then he was appointed Communist Party Secretary of Kaiyuan County, but having held the position for only twenty months. In March 1967, at the dawn of the Cultural Revolution, he suffered political persecution and was sent to the May Seventh Cadre School to do farm works.[2] In May 1970, he was appointed Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Faku County, a position he held until April 1974. Then he became Communist Party Secretary of Xifeng County again. He became Communist Party Secretary of Tieling in February 1976, and served until March 1982.[1][2] He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee and rose to become Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning (deputy leader) in March 1982.
In the autumn of 1985, he was transferred from his job in Liaoning province to neighboring Heilongjiang province. He was promoted to be Communist Party Secretary of Heilongjiang in October 1985, concurrently holding the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Heilongjiang People's Congress position since January 1988.[1][2]
On December 18, 2020, he died of illness in Harbin, Heilongjiang, aged 92.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h 黑龙江省委原书记孙维本逝世. bjnews.com.cn (in Chinese). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Lai Liuhua (赖柳华) (21 December 2020). 黑龙江省委原书记孙维本同志遗体告别仪式举行. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
孙维本同志是中共十二届中央候补委员（1985年增选为中央委员），第十三届、十四届中央委员，中共十八大、十九大代表，第五届至第十一届全国人大代表。