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Li Shaogeng 李紹庚 | |
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 Li Shaogeng | |
| Foreign Minister ofManchukuo | |
| In office September 1942 – April 1944 | |
| Monarch | Puyi |
| Preceded by | Wei Huangzhang [zh;ja] |
| Succeeded by | Ruan Zhenduo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1896 LiaoyangLiaoning Province,Empire of China |
| Died | unknown unknown |
| Citizenship | Manchukuo |
| Alma mater | Harbin Higher Commercial School |
Li Shaogeng (simplified Chinese:李绍庚;traditional Chinese:李紹庚;pinyin:Lǐ Shàogēng;Hepburn:Ri Shōkō; b. 1896), was a politician in the earlyRepublic of China who subsequently served in a number of cabinet posts of theEmpire of Manchuria.
A native ofLiaoyangLiaoning Province, Li graduated from the Harbin Higher Commercial School. He subsequently served in local government, and various posts underFengtian cliquewarlord,Zhang Zuolin. He was also sent as envoy from Manchuria toVladivostok from March–September 1927. In 1931, he became a director of theChinese Eastern Railway.
Following the establishment of Manchukuo, Li continued to work for the Chinese Eastern Railway, rising to the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors and President. In March 1935 he accepted the post of Minister of Transportation for the Empire of Manchuria – a post which he held to December 1942. From September 1942 to April 1944, Li also held the post of Foreign Minister of Manchukuo. In April 1945, Li was appointed as special envoy to theWang Jingwei Government.
Following theSoviet invasion of Manchuria, Li went into hiding. His subsequent fate is unknown.
 Foreign ministers ofManchukuo | |
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