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Wu Xijun | |
|---|---|
吴锡军 | |
| Vice Governor of Jiangsu | |
| In office August 1987 – April 1993 | |
| Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Committee of Jiangsu | |
| In office December 1984 – August 1987 | |
| Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress | |
| Assumed office April 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1933 |
| Died | October 27, 2021 (aged 88) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party (1979–2021) |
| Alma mater | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Occupation | Politician, engineer |
Wu Xijun (Chinese: 吴锡军; pinyin: Wú Xījūn; August 1933 – October 27, 2021) was a Chinese chemical engineer and politician who served as vice governor of Jiangsu from 1987 to 1993. She was also a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Committee of Jiangsu and later vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress. Wu was additionally known for her work in science administration and higher education, serving as a professor, doctoral supervisor, and senior engineer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Wu was born in August 1933 in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. In 1951, she entered the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and later studied at the East China Institute of Chemical Technology. After graduating in 1955, she began her professional career as a trainee engineer at Factory 102 in Jilin Province.[2]
During the 1950s and 1960s, Wu worked in several chemical research and industrial institutions, including the central laboratory of Yongli Nanjing Chemical Plant, the East China Chemical Engineering Design Institute, and the research institute of the Nanjing Chemical Industries Corporation. She gradually advanced from technician to engineer and later senior engineer.[3] In 1976, she became an engineer and subsequently senior engineer at the computer station of the Nanjing Chemical Industries Corporation Research Institute.[4]
Beginning in 1980, Wu also served as a part-time associate professor and professor at the East China Institute of Chemical Technology and the Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology.[5] In 1983, she was appointed president of the research institute of the Nanjing Chemical Industries Corporation. Later that year, she became director and party secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Commission.[6]
In December 1984, Wu was appointed a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Committee of Jiangsu while continuing to lead the provincial science and technology commission. In August 1987, she became vice governor of Jiangsu. In April 1993, she was appointed vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress.[7]
Wu joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1979. She was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's Congress. She also served as president of the Jiangsu branch of the Red Cross Society of China. Wu retired in August 2004, and died in Nanjing on October 27, 2021, at the age of 88.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ 刘宇, 新京报 记者 刘平 金城武 编辑 李四; 李京统, 新京报 编辑 (2021-10-28). "吴锡军同志逝世". 新京报 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 中国共产党名人录 (in Chinese). 四川人民出版社. 1997. p. 740. ISBN 978-7-220-02762-8. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 廖盖隆; 罗竹风; 范源 (1990). 中囯人名大辞典 (in Chinese). 上海辞书出版社. p. 901. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 南化志 (in Chinese). 中华书局. 1994. p. 481. ISBN 978-7-101-01386-3. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 《中国人名词典》编辑部 (1989). 中国人名大辞典 (in Chinese). 上海辞书出版社. p. 166. ISBN 978-7-5326-0108-0. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ "江苏省委原常委、省政府原副省长，省人大常委会原副主任吴锡军逝世_中国江苏网". 江苏_中国江苏网 (in Chinese). 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 界面快报, 界面快报. "江苏省人民政府原副省长吴锡军逝世，享年89岁". 界面新闻-只服务于独立思考的人群-Jiemian.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ "江苏省原副省长吴锡军逝世 享年89岁". 资讯_凤凰网 (in Chinese). 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- 1933 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Jiangyin
- Politicians from Wuxi
- Chinese chemical engineers
- 20th-century women engineers
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu
- Vice-governors of Jiangsu
- Delegates to the 6th National People's Congress
- Delegates to the 7th National People's Congress
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University alumni
- Delegates to the 8th National People's Congress
- Deputy directors of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress