Ai Zhisheng | |
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艾知生 | |
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| Minister of Radio, Film and Television [zh] | |
| In office April 1985 – 1994 | |
| Premier | Zhao Ziyang Li Peng |
| Preceded by | Wu Lengxi |
| Succeeded by | Sun Jiazheng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1928 Hanyang County,Hubei, China |
| Died | 20 July 1997(1997-07-20) (aged 68) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University |
Ai Zhisheng (Chinese:艾知生;pinyin:Aì Zhīshēng; December 1928 – 20 July 1997) was a Chinese politician who served asMinister of Radio, Film and Television [zh] from 1985 to 1994.
He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 8thChinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was an alternate member of the12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the13th and14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Ai was born inHanyang County (now Hanyang District ofWuhan),Hubei, in December 1928.
In 1946, he enrolled atTsinghua University, where he majored in the Department of Civil Engineering. He joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1948. After graduation, he stayed and worked at the university, and eventually becomingdeputy party secretary in 1960. In 1966, theCultural Revolution broke out, he was removed from office and effectively sidelined. He was sent to theMay Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works. He was reinstated as deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee of Tsinghua University in 1971, but two years later was discharged again and forced to work in the fields as well. After Cultural Revolution, in 1977, he was appointed leader of theSanmenxia Base Leading Group, Water Resources Department of Tsinghua University and one year later became leader of the Leading Group of Nuclear Energy Technology Research of Tsinghua University. He rose to become deputy party secretary and vice president of Tsinghua University in 1979.[1]
Ai got involved in politics in August 1983, when he was chosen as deputy secretary of theState Council.[1] In April 1985, he was promoted to becomeminister of radio, film and television [zh], a position he held until 1994.[1][2]
On 20 July 1997, he died fromcancer inBeijing, at the age of 68.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Radio, Film and Television [zh] 1985–1994 | Succeeded by |