Li Jifeng (Chinese: 李冀峰; January 1923 – 20 January 2017) was a Chinese politician who served in various leadership roles within the provincial governments of Henan, Jiangxi, and Guizhou. Born in Nanle County, Henan Province, he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1939 and began participating in revolutionary activities at a young age. Over the course of his career, he held administrative, and organizational positions, eventually becoming Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guizhou Provincial People's Congress. He retired in March 1996 and died in January 2017 at the age of 95.[1]
Li Jifeng | |
|---|---|
| 李冀峰 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guizhou Provincial People's Congress | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Li Xinghua January 1923 Nanle County, Henan, China |
| Died | 20 January 2017 (aged 93–94) Guiyang, Guizhou, China |
Biography
editLi was born in Nanle County, Henan Province, in January 1923. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1939 while simultaneously taking part in local revolutionary work. In the early 1940s, he served as a staff member of the Anti-Japanese Government of Nanle County and later worked with various anti-Japanese organizations in the region, including the Qi-Bin County Anti-Japanese Coalition and the district-level Party committees of Dongyuan County. He subsequently worked for the Publicity Department of the Fifth Prefectural Committee of the Hebei–Shandong–Henan Border Region and served as an editor for the Luxinan Daily.[2]
After 1948, Li became deputy head and later head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Committee of Dongming County. In March 1949, he moved south with advancing PLA forces and became head of the Publicity Department of the River Estuary Municipal Committee in northeastern Jiangxi.[3]
Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Li held a series of Publicity-related positions in Jiangxi and Guizhou, including serving as head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Yanshan County Committee and later taking senior editorial and administrative roles at the Guizhou Daily. Beginning in 1953, he served as deputy division chief, division chief, and deputy head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Guizhou Provincial Committee. In 1957, he was appointed First Secretary of the CCP Wangmo County Committee in Guizhou.[4]
Li returned to the provincial Publicity system in 1958 as deputy head of the Guizhou Provincial Publicity Department. From 1959 to 1962, he studied in the theoretical program at the Central Party School. During the Cultural Revolution, he experienced political persecution but later resumed work as head of the Publicity office of the Political Department of the Guizhou Revolutionary Committee and again served as deputy head of the provincial Publicity department.[5]
In the 1980s, Li advanced to higher provincial leadership. In 1981, he was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the Guizhou Provincial People's Government and Director of the General Office. In 1982, he became First Deputy Head, then Head of the Organization Department of the CCP Guizhou Provincial Committee, and subsequently a member of the provincial standing committee. He also served as a member of the Guizhou Provincial Advisory Commission beginning in 1985.[3]
From 1988, Li served as Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Seventh Guizhou Provincial People’s Congress and concurrently chaired its Education, Science, Culture, and Public Health Committee. He also held leadership roles at the Guizhou University for the Elderly, serving as its Party Secretary, Vice President, President, and later Honorary President. He retired in March 1996. Li died in Guiyang on 20 January 2017.[6]
References
edit- ↑ 贵州省情 (in Chinese). 贵州人民出版社. 1993. p. 774. ISBN 978-7-221-02839-6. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ↑ 中国共产党名人录 (in Chinese). Sichuan People's Press. 1997. p. 693. ISBN 978-7-220-02762-8. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- 1 2 《中国人名词典》编辑部 (1989). 中国人名大辞典 (in Chinese). Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 156. ISBN 978-7-5326-0108-0. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ↑ 中国共产党人名大辞典 (in Chinese). 中国国际广播出版社. 1991. p. 328. ISBN 978-7-80035-873-9. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ↑ 中国人名大词典: 现任党政军领导人物卷 (in Chinese). Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. 1989. p. 156. ISBN 978-7-5326-0108-0. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ↑ "李冀峰同志遗体告别仪式在贵阳举行". People's Daily Online (in Chinese). 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2025-12-03.