Hui Liangyu (,

Xiao'erjing Xiao'erjing or Xiao'erjin or Xiaor jin or in its shortened form, Xiaojing, literally meaning "children's script" or "minor script" (cf. "original script" referring to the original Perso-Arabic script; zh, s=本经, t=本經, p=Běnjīng, Xiao ...

: ; born October 1944) was a Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China in charge of

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Biography

Hui was born in Yushu,

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

Province. He is a member of the Hui ethnic minority. Starting in 1969, he worked in a number of

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

and government positions, rising to full membership in the Politburo of the

CCP Central Committee The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a political body that comprises the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is currently composed of 205 fu ...

in November 2002. He was the CCP party chief in

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

from 2000 to 2002. He served as a Vice Premier from 2003 to 2013.

References

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Hui Liangyu
(People's Daily) 1944 births Living people Hui people Politicians from Changchun People's Republic of China politicians from Jilin Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jilin Political office-holders in Anhui Political office-holders in Jiangsu Members of the 17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party {{China-politician-stub