Chen Puru () (March 1918 – December 11, 1998) was a politician of the
People's Republic of China
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.
Born in Boxing,
Shandong
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, Chen joined the
Communist Party of China
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(CPC) in October 1937. In January 1980, Chen became the governor of
Liaoning Province
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. From April 1982 to April 1985, Chen served as the
Minister of Railways
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of China.
Chen was a member of 11th and 12th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China, and a member of 13th Central Advisory Committee of CPC.
He died on December 11, 1998 in Beijing.
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1918 births
1998 deaths
Politicians from Binzhou
People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong
Governors of Liaoning