Song Ping

Chinese communist revolutionary and former politician (born 1917)
Chinese communist revolutionary and former politician
宋平
Song in 1949
Head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist PartyIn office
June 1987 – December 1989General SecretaryZhao Ziyang
Jiang ZeminPreceded byWei JianxingSucceeded byLu FengState Councilor of the People's Republic of ChinaIn office
June 1983 – April 1988PremierZhao Ziyang5th Director of the State Planning CommissionIn office
June 1983 – June 1987PremierZhao ZiyangPreceded byYao YilinSucceeded byYao YilinCommunist Party Secretary of GansuIn office
June 1977 – January 1981DeputyFeng Jixin (Governor)Preceded byXian HenghanSucceeded byFeng JixinGovernor of GansuIn office
June 1977 – December 1979Preceded byXian HenghanSucceeded byFeng Jixin Personal detailsBorn (1917-04-24) 24 April 1917 (age 107)
Ju County, Shandong, ChinaPolitical partyChinese Communist PartySpouse
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(died 2019)​
ChildrenSong Yichang (son)
Song Yichun (son)Chinese nameChinese宋平
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Píng
Wade–GilesSung P'ing

Song Ping (Chinese: 宋平; born 24 April 1917)[1] is a Chinese Communist revolutionary and a retired high-ranking politician. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Song is considered the only living member of the Second Generation of Chinese Leadership.

Biography

He rose through the ranks of the party to become First Party Secretary of Gansu Province, and later Minister of Organization of CCP. Song was in charge of senior cadres' recommendation, candidacy and promotion.[citation needed]

During his time as Party Chief of Gansu, Song Ping became mentor of two young protégés - Hu Jintao[2] and Wen Jiabao[citation needed] – who were to become the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the Premier of the Chinese State Council, respectively.[3]

In 1987, Song left the Planning Commission to replace Wei Jianxing as head of the CCP Central Organization Department.[4] Song announced a decision by the Chinese Communist Party to expel members of the communist party who were sympathetic to pro-democracy demonstrations in the spring of 1989.[5] After the Tiananmen Square protests, Song became a member of Politburo Standing Committee with Jiang Zemin and Li Ruihuan.

As a member of more conservative faction within the party, Song stepped down as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee along with another conservative faction member Yao Yilin on 19 October 1992 after 14th Party Congress as a result of Deng Xiaoping's action to put more reformists into PSC.[6]

Song turned 100 in 24 April 2017.[7] Considered instrumental in the rise of former CCP general secretary Hu Jintao, he lately attended the 20th Party Congress at age 105.[8]

References

  1. ^ 周树兴; 李晓平 (1995). 「说道」山东人. 中国社会出版社. ISBN 9787800887031. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2016-02-06. 宋平，1917年4月24日出生于山东省莒县。
  2. ^ "Who's Hu? Meet this engineer-Prez". IBNLive. IBNLive.com. November 20, 2006. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  3. ^ Yao, Jin (pen name) (November 21, 2001). "Hu Jintao: The Bird that Keeps its Head Down". China Brief (Volume: 1 Issue: 10). The Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  4. ^ Thomson, Robert (June 24, 1987). "Beijing shuffle points to growing Cabinet intrigues". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 18. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Party to purge its ranks". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 11. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  6. ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (October 20, 1992). "CHINESE SHAKE UP TOP PARTY GROUP; FREE MARKET GAINS". New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  7. ^ Song, Chundan (2017-04-24). "中共元老宋平百岁诞辰：目前党内资格最老、退休最久常委". tsinghua.org.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  8. ^ "Party elders attend CPC congress opening; former president Jiang Zemin absent | the Straits Times". The Straits Times. 16 October 2022.
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Preceded by Chairman of the State Planning Commission of China
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02 National Defense Zhang Aiping
03 State Planning Commission Song Ping → Yao Yilin
04 State Economic Commission Zhang Jingfu → Lü Dong
05 State Commission for Restructing Economy Zhao Ziyang → Li Tieying
06 State Science and Technology Commission Fang Yi → Song Jian
07 Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense Chen Bin [zh] → Ding Henggao
08 Ethnic Affairs Commission Yang Jingren → Ismail Amat
09 Public Security Liu Fuzhi → Ruan Chongwu → Wang Fang
010 State Security Ling Yun → Jia Chunwang
011 Civil Affairs Cui Naifu
012 Justice Zou Yu
013 Finance Wang Bingqian
014 Commerce Liu Yi [zh]
015 Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Chen Muhua → Zheng Tuobin
016 Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries He Kang
017 Ministry of Forestry Yang Zhong [zh] → Gao Dezhan
018 Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power Qian Zhengying
019 Ministry of Urban and Rural Construction and Environmental Protection Li Ximing → Rui Xingwen → Ye Rutang [zh]
020 Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources Sun Daguang → Zhu Xun [zh]
021 Ministry of Metallurgical Industry Li Dongye → Qi Yuanjing
022 Ministry of Machine-building Industry Zhou Jiannan
023 Ministry of Nuclear Industry Jiang Xinxiong
024 Ministry of Aeronautics Industry Mo Wenxiang
025 Ministry of Electronics Industry Jiang Zemin → Li Tieying
026 Ministry of Ordnance Industry Yu Yi [zh] → Zou Jiahua
027 Ministry of Aerospace Industry Zhang Jun [zh] → Li Xu'e [zh]
028 Ministry of Coal Industry Gao Yangwen [zh] → Yu Hong'en [zh]
029 Ministry of Petroleum Industry Tang Ke [zh] → Wang Tao
030 Ministry of Chemical Industry Qin Zhongda
031 Ministry of Textile Industry Wu Wenying
032 Ministry of Light Industry Yang Bo [zh] → Zeng Xianlin [zh]
033 Ministry of Railways Chen Puru → Ding Guangen
034 Transport Li Qing [zh] → Qian Yongchang
035 Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Wen Minsheng → Yang Taifang
036 Ministry of Labor and Personnel Zhao Shouyi → Zhao Dongwan
037 Ministry of Culture Zhu Muzhi → Wang Meng
038 Xinhua News Agency Mu Qing
039 Ministry of Radio, Film and Television Wu Lengxi [zh] → Ai Zhisheng
040 Education He Dongchang → Li Peng
041 Ministry of Health Cui Yueli [zh] → Chen Minzhang
042 State Physical Culture and Sports Commission Li Menghua
043 State Family Planning Commission Qian Xinzhong → Wang Wei [zh] → Peng Peiyun♀
044 Central Bank Governor Lü Peijian → Chen Muhua
045 Auditor-General Yu Mingtao → Lü Peijian
046 Chinese Academy of Sciences Lu Jiaxi → Zhou Guangzhao

047 Ministry of Supervision Wei Jianxing
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