Wang Yeping | |
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| 王冶坪 | |
 Wang Yeping inCrawford in 2002 | |
| First lady of theparamount leader ofChina | |
| In role 9 November 1989 – 15 November 2002 | |
| General Secretary | Jiang Zemin |
| Preceded by | Zhuo Lin |
| Succeeded by | Liu Yongqing |
| Spouse of the President of China | |
| In role 27 March 1993 – 15 March 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant (seeLin Jiamei wife ofLi Xiannian) |
| Succeeded by | Liu Yongqing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1928-02-12)12 February 1928 (age 97) |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Alvin Zhicheng Jiang (grandchild) Zhiyun Jiang (grandchild) |
| Children | Jiang Mianheng Jiang Miankang |
| Alma mater | Shanghai Foreign Language Institute |
Wang Yeping (Chinese:王冶坪;pinyin:Wáng Yěpíng, born 12 February 1928)[1] is a Chinesepolitician who is the widow ofJiang Zemin, formerGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de factoleader) andPresident of the People's Republic of China, and is a native ofYangzhou,Jiangsu.[2]
Wang Yeping was born February 12, 1928, in Yangzhou and grew up inShanghai in theRepublic of China. Wang Yeping graduated fromShanghai Foreign Language Institute and majored in foreign languages. She has two sons,Jiang Mianheng born in 1951 and Jiang Miankang (江綿康) born in 1954.[3][4]
| Honorary titles | ||
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| Preceded by | First lady of theparamount leader 1989–2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Spouse of the President of China 1993–2003 | |
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1 wife ofZhu De /2 wife ofYe Jianying. Both wereChairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, making their wives spouse of thede jure head of state under the1975 &1978 Constitutions |
