Peng Peiyun | |||||||
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| 彭珮云 | |||||||
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| Chairperson of theRed Cross Society of China | |||||||
| In office 1999–2009 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Qian Zhengying | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Hua Jianmin | ||||||
| President of theAll-China Women's Federation | |||||||
| In office 1998–2003 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Chen Muhua | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Gu Xiulian | ||||||
| Chairperson ofNational Family Planning Commission | |||||||
| In office January 1988 – March 1998 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Wei | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Weiqing | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | (1929-12-25)25 December 1929 | ||||||
| Died | 21 December 2025(2025-12-21) (aged 95) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party (1946–2009) | ||||||
| Spouse | Wang Hanbin | ||||||
| Children | 2 sons | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 彭珮云 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 彭珮雲 | ||||||
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Peng Peiyun (Chinese:彭珮云; 25 December 1929 – 21 December 2025) was a People's Republic of China politician who was head of China'sNational Population and Family Planning Commission from 1988 to 1998.[1]
Peng was born inLiuyang, Hunan, on 25 December 1929.[2] She was admitted to theNational Southwestern Associated University at 15. She graduated fromQinghua University and joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1946. She held several positions in the CCP branches in public education institutions. She was assigned to the deputy secretary of the CCP committee inBeijing University before she was denounced byNie Yuanzi, demoted and sent to the countryside during theCultural Revolution.[3][4]
She was rehabilitated near the end of the Cultural Revolution. She entered theMinistry of Education and became the vice minister before she was assigned the Minister of theNational Family Planning Commission. In 1993 she became a member of theState Council. In 1998, she was elected the Vice Chairperson of theStanding Committee of the National People's Congress and the Chairwoman of theAll-China Women's Federation.[5] In 1999, she was elected the Chairperson of theRed Cross Society of China. She was reelected to the same position in 2004.
Peng was elected as a delegate to the 12th and 13thCCP National Congresses and to the14th and15th CCP Central Committees.
Peng marriedWang Hanbin, a PRC politician who was also elected the vice chairperson of the standing committee of the National People's Congress and CCP Central Committee. The couple had four children. She died in Beijing on 21 December 2025 at the age of 95.[2][6] Immediately following her death, Peng was widely castigated onChinese social media due to the long-term social effects of theone-child policy of which she was the co-creator.[7]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chairperson ofAll-China Women's Federation 1998–2003 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairperson ofNational Family Planning Commission 1988–1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairperson of theRed Cross Society of China 1999–2009 | Succeeded by |