Li Zhengting (November 1918 – July 13, 2011, zh, 李正亭), born in

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, was a Chinese politician. He served as Secretary of the

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and Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, as well as First Secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission; Deputy Secretary of the

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Biography

First Kuomintang-Communist Civil War

Li Zhengting became a member of the

Communist Youth League of China The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC; also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League or CYL) is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, r ...

in October 1934 and joined the

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in June 1936. During the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...

, he held the positions of head of the Organization Department of the Shenmu District Youth League Committee, chairman of the Young Pioneers Division, and served as both political instructor and company commander of the First Battalion of the Shenfu Special Region.

Second Sino-Japanese War

During the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931. It is considered part ...

, he occupied several pivotal roles, including Organization Minister and subsequently Secretary of the CCP Xing County Committee in Shanxi Province, Secretary of the Pianguan County Party Committee and Political Commissar of the County Militia Battalion, Secretary of the Baode County Party Committee, and Propaganda Minister of the Hebao Pianfu Prefectural Committee. He additionally held the position of Inspector of the Organization Department of the Jin-Sui Sub-Bureau, was a member of the Second Sub-regional Committee, and concurrently served as Secretary of the Wuzhai County Party Committee and Political Commissar of the militia. He instructed and directed party activities at the Jin-Sui Sub-Bureau Party School.

Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War

During the Second Kuomintang-Communist Civil War, he was a member of the Central County Committee in Xinmin, Liaoning, while simultaneously serving as Secretary of the Liaozhong County Committee. He served as the Mass Mobilization Minister of the Liaoyang Prefectural Committee, Head and Party Secretary of the Northeast Bureau's logistical work group for the defense of Changchun and its surrounding regions, and Secretary of the Dehui County Committee. He further held the position of Director of the Organization Department of the CCP Songjiang Working Committee in Jilin, Political Commissar of Dehui County, and Deputy Section Chief in the Cadre Division of the Organization Department of the Northeast Bureau's Inspection Group.

People's Republic of China

Following the

establishment of the People's Republic of China The proclamation of the People's Republic of China was made by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on October 1, 1949, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The government of a new state under the CCP, formally called t ...

, he occupied prominent roles such as Director of the Cadre Division of the Organization Department of the Northeast Bureau, Deputy Secretary of the Harbin Municipal Party Committee, Deputy Minister of the Finance and Economic Department, and Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Northeast Bureau. In 1954, he was assigned to the

Ministry of Labor A ministry of labour ('' UK''), or labor ('' US''), also known as a department of labour, or labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, and s ...

, where he held consecutive positions as Party Group Member, Director of the General Office, Director of the Planning Bureau, and Vice Minister. He endured severe persecution during the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a Social movement, sociopolitical movement in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his de ...

. In 1977, he assumed the role of Deputy Party Secretary of the National Bureau of Standards and Metrology and subsequently held the positions of Director and Party Secretary of the State Administration of Metrology. In 1979, he was designated Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee (then operating under the First Secretary system), while simultaneously holding the positions of Minister of the Organization Department and First Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. In September 1982, he was appointed to the Standing Committee of the

, and in October 1987, he ascended to the position of Deputy Secretary. He concluded his public service in October 1992. Li died in Beijing on July 13, 2011, at the age of 93.

References

{{Reflist 1918 births 2011 deaths Ministers of the Organization Department of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Party secretaries of Fujian People from Shenmu Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shaanxi