Ji Pengfei
Ji Pengfei (simplified Chinese: 姬鹏飞; traditional Chinese: 姬鵬飛; pinyin: Jī Péngfēi; February 2, 1910 - February 10, 2000) was a politician of China.
Ji Pengfei | |
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姬鹏飞 | |
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| 2nd Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office | |
| In office 1983–1990 | |
| Premier | Zhao Ziyang Li Peng |
| Preceded by | Liao Chengzhi |
| Succeeded by | Lu Ping |
| 4th Secretary General of the State Council | |
| In office 1979–1981 | |
| Premier | Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang |
| Preceded by | Jin Ming |
| Succeeded by | Du Xinyuan |
| 3rd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China | |
| In office 1972–1974 | |
| President | vacant |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai |
| Preceded by | Chen Yi |
| Succeeded by | Qiao Guanhua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1910 Linyi County, Shanxi, Qing dynasty, China |
| Died | February 10, 2000 (aged 90) Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse(s) | Xu Hanbing (born 1920) |
| Children | Ji Shengde |
Biography
Ji Pengfei was born in Linyi, Yuncheng, Shanxi in 1910. He joined the Chinese Red Army in 1931, and the Communist Party of China in 1933.
After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Ji Pengfei worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and led diplomatic missions to the German Democratic Republic before being appointed as China's first ambassador to the GDR in 1953, being the youngest Chinese ambassador at 43. He was recalled to serve as vice-minister of Foreign Affairs in 1955.
When the Cultural Revolution broke out, he was initially targeted as member of the counter-revolutionary clique ruling the Foreign Ministry, along with Chen Yi and Qiao Guanhua. Nevertheless, he was relatively untouched as he remained at his post. After Chen Yi died in 1972, Ji Pengfei succeeded him as Foreign Minister until 1974, and was elected CPC Central Committee member. He was appointed secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in 1975, and confirmed in 1978.
In the post-Cultural Revolution period, Ji Pengfei held several posts. In 1979 he was appointed head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, then vice-premier and secretary-general of the State Council from 1980 to 1982, and finally head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. He also served as Standing Committee member of the Central Advisory Commission, a Party body aimed at helping the retirement of elder officials.
In 1999, his son, Ji Shengde, a senior member of the People's Liberation Army intelligence, was arrested and tried for corruption, selling classified information and diverting public funds, and was sentenced to death penalty. The penalty was commuted to 20 years in prison, when he returned stolen money and denounce other abuses.
Ji Pengfei was praised by the Xinhua News Agency as an outstanding communist fighter, and greatly lauded again in 2010 at a ceremony in the Great Hall of the People to celebrate his 100th birth anniversary.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Chen Yi |
Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China 1972–1974 |
Succeeded by Qiao Guanhua |
| Preceded by Liu Ningyi |
Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 1975–1979 |
Succeeded by Peng Zhen |
| Preceded by Jin Ming |
Secretary General of the State Council 1979–1981 |
Succeeded by Liang Lingguang |
| Preceded by Liao Chengzhi |
Head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office 1983–1990 |
Succeeded by Lu Ping |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Geng Biao |
Head of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee 1979–1982 |
Succeeded by Qiao Shi |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| New title | Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the German Democratic Republic 1953–1955 |
Succeeded by Zeng Yongquan |