Zheng Hongye
Zheng Hongye 郑鸿业 | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade | |
| In office September 1989 – May 1995 | |
| Preceded by | — |
| Succeeded by | — |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1929 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China |
| Died | July 21, 2018 (aged 88) |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Profession | Politician |
Zheng Hongye (Chinese: 郑鸿业; August 1929 – July 21, 2018) was a Chinese politician who served as Party Secretary and Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). He was also a member of the 7th and 8th National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).[1]
Biography
Zheng Hongye was born in August 1929 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. He began revolutionary work in August 1947 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1950. From January 1961, Zheng held various posts in the CCPIT, including Section Chief of the Exhibition Department and Deputy Division Director of the Liaison Department.[2]
In April 1973, he was appointed Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese embassies in Austria and Greece. In December 1979, he became deputy director and then Director of the Liaison Department of CCPIT. In June 1981, he was appointed Party Leadership Group member and deputy director (Vice Chairman) of CCPIT.[3] In November 1984, Zheng served as Minister-Counsellor (Commercial) at the Chinese Embassy in Japan. From June 1986, he was Deputy Party Secretary, Vice Chairman, and Acting Chairman of CCPIT. In September 1989, he became Party Secretary and Chairman of CCPIT, serving in that role until May 1995. Afterward, he was appointed Special Consultant to CCPIT until his retirement in June 1999.[4]
Zheng Hongye died on July 21, 2018, in Beijing at the age of 89 due to illness.[5]
References
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- ^ "֣郑鸿业同志逝世". politics.people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ 《中国人名大词典》编辑部 (1994). 中国人名大词典: 现任党政军领导人物卷. Foreign Languages Press. p. 914. ISBN 978-7-119-00725-0. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ 历届全国政协委員人名辞典 (in Chinese). 中国国际广播出版社. 1996. p. 460. ISBN 978-7-5078-1374-6. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ "郑鸿业同志逝世 -新华网". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2025-10-17.