Zhang Naiqi | |
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章乃器 | |
 Zhang Naiqi as pictured inThe Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries | |
| Minister of Food of the People's Republic of China | |
| In office 1952–1957 | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai |
| Preceded by | New title |
| Succeeded by | Chen Guodong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1897-03-04)March 4, 1897 Qingtian County,Zhejiang,Qing China |
| Died | May 13, 1977(1977-05-13) (aged 80) Beijing, China |
| Political party | China Democratic National Construction Association |
| Spouse(s) | Wang Jing'e Hu Ziying Yang Meizhen Sun Caiping Wang Zhexiang |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Hangzhou Provincial School of Business |
Zhang Naiqi (Chinese:章乃器;pinyin:Zhāng Nǎiqì; 1897–1977) was a Chinese politician who served as Minister of Food between 1952 and 1957. He was one of the founders of theChina Democratic National Construction Association.
Zhang was born inQingtian County,Zhejiang, during the lateQing dynasty, on 4 March 1897. Zhang joined the Xinhai Revolution Army in 1911. In 1913, Zhang attended Hangzhou Provincial School of Business (杭州省立甲种商业学校), after graduating, he worked in Zhejiang Industry Bank.
In 1927, Zhang set up a magazine namedNew Review (新评论). He wrote articles supporting theKuomintang party. In 1935, Zhang Naiqi and Ma Xiangbo found the Shanghai Cultural of National Salvation Association (上海文化届救国会). In November 1936, Zhang was arrested by theNationalist Government.
During theSecond Sino-Japanese War (1937 – 1945), Zhang was released. Zhang served as the chief ofAnhui Treasury Department. After 1945, Zhang andHuang Yanpei found theChina Democratic National Construction Association.
In 1949, Zhang went to Beijing and served as an adviser to thePeople's Bank of China. In 1952, Zhang served as the head of the Food Department of the People's Republic of China. Zhang,Chen Shutong and Li Weihan founded theAll-China Federation of Industry and Commerce in which he served as the vice chairman. From 1949 to 1954, he was theGovernment Administration Council of the Central People's Government member.
In 1957, Zhang Naiqi along withZhang Bojun,Chu Anping andLuo Longji were classified asrightists. On 8 June 1957, Zhang was removed from his posts and persecuted.[1][2]
On 13 May 1977, Zhang died of illness in a Beijing Hospital basement.[1][2] Zhang Naiqi's memory was rehabilitated byDeng Xiaoping in 1980.
Zhang Naiqi married four times during his life and had 8 children. He had five children (three sons and two daughters) by Wang Jing'e (蒋镜娥), one daughter by Hu Ziying (胡子婴), one daughter by Jiang Yan (蒋燕), and one son by Sun Caiping (孙彩萍).
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| New title | Minister of Food 1952–1957 | Succeeded by Chen Guodong |
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