Wu Jieping | |
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吴阶平 | |
 Graduation photo of Wu Jieping in 1937 in Yenching University. | |
| Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
| In office 27 March 1993 – 15 March 2003 | |
| Chairman | Li Peng |
| Chairman of theJiusan Society | |
| In office 1992–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Zhou Peiyuan |
| Succeeded by | Han Qide |
| Vice Chairman of theJiusan Society | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| Leader | Zhou Peiyuan (chairman) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wu Tairan (吴泰然) (1917-01-22)January 22, 1917 Wujin County,Jiangsu, China |
| Died | March 2, 2011(2011-03-02) (aged 94) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party Jiusan Society |
| Spouse(s) | Gao Rui |
| Parent | Wu Jingyi |
| Alma mater | Yenching University Peking Union Medical College University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Politician, medical scientist |
Wu Jieping (simplified Chinese:吴阶平;traditional Chinese:吳階平;pinyin:Wú Jiēpíng; 22 January 1917 – 2 March 2011) was a Chinese medical scientist and politician.[1] Wu was the Chairman of Central Committee ofJiusan Society from 1992 to 2002, and avice chairman of theNational People's CongressStanding Committee between 1993 and 2003. Wu was a member of theChinese Academy of Sciences and a fellow ofthe World Academy of Sciences.
Wu was born Wu Tairan inWujin County,Jiangsu, on January 22, 1917, the second of four sons of Wu Jingyi (Chinese:吴敬仪), a Chinese businessman.[2] His elder brother Wu Ruiping (Chinese:吴瑞萍) and younger brothers Wu Weiran (Chinese:吴蔚然) and Wu Anran (Chinese:吴安然) are also medical scientists.[2] Wu was raised inTianjin. He earned aBachelor of Science degree fromYenching University in 1937 and a Doctor of Medicine degree fromPeking Union Medical College in 1942. He studiedurology under Xie Yuanfu (Chinese:谢元甫). He was accepted toUniversity of Chicago in 1947.[citation needed]
After the founding of thePeople's Republic of China, he worked atPeking University Health Science Center. In 1951, he and his medical teams participated in theKorean War. Wu joined theChinese Communist Party in 1956. In 1980, he was elected a fellow of theChinese Academy of Sciences. He served as vice-chairman of Central Committee ofJiusan Society in 1989, and three years later promoted to the chairman position. In 1993 he was promoted to become thevice chairman of theStanding Committee of theNational People's Congress, a position he held until 2003. On February 28, 2000, the Wu Jieping Medical Foundation was founded in Beijing.[citation needed]
Wu died inBeijing on March 2, 2011.[3]
Wu was twice married. He married his first wife Zhao Junkai (Chinese:赵君恺) at the age of 16 when he was a student inYenching University, she died in 1978.[2] A few years later, he married Gao Rui (Chinese:高睿).[2]
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| Preceded by | Chairman of Central Committee ofJiusan Society 1992–2002 | Succeeded by |
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