Wu Xueqian | |||||||||
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吴学谦 | |||||||||
 Wu in 1985 | |||||||||
| Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||||
| In office March 27, 1993 – March 13, 1998 | |||||||||
| Chairman | Li Ruihuan | ||||||||
| Vice Premier of China | |||||||||
| In office March 25, 1988 – March 5, 1993 | |||||||||
| Premier | Li Peng | ||||||||
| 6thMinister of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| In office November 19, 1982 – April 12, 1988 | |||||||||
| Premier | Zhao Ziyang | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Huang Hua | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Qian Qichen | ||||||||
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| Born | Wu Qingde (1921-12-19)December 19, 1921 | ||||||||
| Died | April 4, 2008(2008-04-04) (aged 86) | ||||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 吳學謙 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吴学谦 | ||||||||
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Wu Xueqian (December 19, 1921 – April 4, 2008) was a Chinese politician and diplomat who served as theMinister of Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1988, and theVice Premier of China from 1988 to 1993.
Wu Xueqian was bornWu Qingde (吳慶德) in Shanghai on December 19, 1921. He joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1939.[1]
In his youth he was engaged in CCP underground work in Shanghai, serving for a period of time as deputy secretary and acting secretary of the Shanghai Students' Committee of the CCP.[1] In June 1949, he was designated representative of China National Federation of Democratic Youth to theWorld Federation of Democratic Youth in Prague. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as Deputy Director General and Director General (1949–1958) of the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Youth League (renamed as theCommunist Youth League later), Director General (1958–1978) and Vice Minister (1978–1982) of the International Liaison Department ofChinese People's Political Consultative Conference, First Vice-Foreign Minister (April – November 1982).[2]
Wu was the Foreign Minister of China from 1982 to 1988. He was the member of the13th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party from 1987 to 1992.
Wu died of an illness on April 4, 2008, aged 86.[3]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1982–1988 | Succeeded by |