Liao Luyan | |||||||
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廖鲁言 | |||||||
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| Minister of Agriculture | |||||||
| In office September 1954 – June 1970 | |||||||
| Premier | Zhou Enlai | ||||||
| Preceded by | Li Shucheng | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Sha Feng [zh] | ||||||
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| Born | Liao Guang'ao (廖广鏖) 1913 Nanjing,Jiangsu,China | ||||||
| Died | 1972 (aged 58–59) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Beiping Army Medical University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 廖鲁言 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廖魯言 | ||||||
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| Liao Guang'ao | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 廖广鏖 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廖廣鏖 | ||||||
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Liao Luyan (Chinese:廖鲁言; 1913 – 19 November 1972) was a Chinese politician who served asMinister of Agriculture from 1954 to 1970. He was a delegate to the1st and2nd National People's Congress.[1] He was a representative of the7th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 3rd and 4th National Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was an alternate member of the8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]
Liao was born Liao Guang'ao (廖广鏖) into a family of merchants, inNanjing,Jiangsu, in 1913. Before graduating from high school in 1929, he was expelled by the school for participating in student movements. In 1930, he enrolled at Beiping Army Medical University and participated in theLeftist Writers Alliance during his time at school.[citation needed]
He joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1932. In July 1932, he led and organized the student movement in Beiping. In August, he was arrested and imprisoned by theKuomintang for betrayal. In November 1936, he was rescued by the party organization and was sent tonorth China'sShanxi province to serve as an editor in the editorial office of the Taiyuan Counter-Japanese Military and Political Training Committee.[citation needed]
At the end of 1939, he was transferred to Yan'an and appointed deputy director and Section Chief of the Friendship Department of theUnited Front Work Department. He was a member of the Friendly Forces Working Committee of the CCP Central Committee in August 1942 and subsequently director of the Party Affairs Group of the Party Affairs Research Office of the CCP Central Committee in the Spring of 1944. In April 1946, he became director of the Party Affairs Research Office of the CCP Central Research Bureau. Two months later, he served as a member of the Central Committee of the CCP's Legal Issues Research Committee. In June 1947, he participated in theLand Reform Movement in the Shanxi-Chahaer-Hebei Liberated Area. At the end of 1947, he was chosen as the secretary ofLiu Shaoqi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and secretary of the Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee. He became secretary-general of the Policy Research Office of the CCP Central Committee in 1948.[citation needed]
After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, he was made deputy director of the Counselor's Office of theState Council of China. He was elevated to deputy secretary-general of the State Council in August 1952. He was appointedminister of agriculture in September 1954, in addition to serving as deputy director of the 7th Office of the State Council.[citation needed]
In September 1964, he was transferred toShijiazhuang, capital ofHebei province, and appointedparty secretary, the top political position in the city.[citation needed]
During theCultural Revolution, he was brought to be persecuted and sufferedpolitical persecution.[3] He died on 19 November 1972, at the age of 59.[3]
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