Li Peng | |
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李鹏 | |
Premier of the People's Republic of China | |
In office 25 March 1988 – 17 March 1998 acting from 24 November 1987 | |
President | Yang Shangkun Jiang Zemin |
Vice Premier | Cabinet I (1988–93) Cabinet II (1993–98) |
Preceded by | Zhao Ziyang |
Succeeded by | Zhu Rongji |
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
In office 15 March 1998 – 15 March 2003 | |
Preceded by | Qiao Shi |
Succeeded by | Wu Bangguo |
Member of the 13th, 14th, 15th CPC Politburo Standing Committee | |
In office 2 November 1987 – 15 November 2002 | |
General Secretary | Zhao Ziyang Jiang Zemin |
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China | |
In office 6 June 1983 – 24 November 1987 | |
Premier | Zhao Ziyang |
Member of the National People's Congress | |
In office 25 March 1988 – 5 March 2003 | |
Constituency | Beijing At-large |
Personal details | |
Born | Shanghai, Republic of China | 20 October 1928
Died | 22 July 2019 (aged 90) Beijing, China |
Nationality | Chinese |
Political party | Communist Party of China |
Spouse(s) | Zhu Lin |
Children | Li Xiaopeng Li Xiaolin Li Xiaoyong |
Alma mater | Moscow Power Engineering Institute |
Profession | Politician civil engineer |
Li Peng (20 October 1928 – 22 July 2019) was a Chinese politician. He served as the fourth Premier of the People's Republic of China, between 1987 and 1998. He also served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body from 1998 to 2003.
For much of the 1990s, Li was ranked second in the Communist Party of China (CPC) hierarchy behind then General Secretary Jiang Zemin. He retained his seat on the CPC Politburo Standing Committee until 2002.