An Ziwen (; 25 September 1909 – 25 June 1980), born as An Zhihan (安之瀚), was a Chinese politician and member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He served as minister of the CCP Central Committee Organization Department, the Central People's Government Minister of Personnel, deputy secretary of the Central Discipline Inspection Commission, the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, among other roles. He authored the book "Revolutionary successors training is a strategic task of the party".

Biography

An was born in September 1909 in Zizhou County,

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province. In 1925, he joined the Chinese Communist Youth League, and in 1927 was inducted into the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

. He participated in 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 ...

and 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 ...

. In 1949, An was appointed as head of the Personnel Ministry, and was elected as a CPPCC Standing Committee member. He served as vice minister of the Central Organization Department, and was appointed as the

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest supervisory organ of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCDI is elected and supervised by the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, CCP National Congress. ...

and deputy secretary. In 1956, at the Eighth CCP National Congress, he was elected as head of the CCP Central Organization Department. In his 1964 article ''Fostering Revolutionary Successors as a Strategic Task for the Party,'' An wrote about the threat posed by the peaceful evolution theory propounded by

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. In particular, An focused on Dulles's statement at an October 28, 1958 press conference that peaceful evolution was "absolutely possible in a few hundred years, but perhaps just a matter of a few decades." In 1966, at the beginning of the

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, he was persecuted as one of the 61 Renegades and expelled from his posts. In 1978 under Deng Xiaoping, he was rehabilitated and appointed as vice president of the Central Party School, the latter co-opted to the Central Committee. On 25 June 1980, he died in

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Family

An Ziwen married Liu Jingxiong, come from

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province. They have three children. Specific information are as follows:

Wife

Liu Jingxiong (刘竞雄), daughter of Chinese politician and official Liu Shaobai

Children

* An Li (安黎), former vice mayor of

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, eldest daughter of An Ziwen * An Min (安民)， Former Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Commerce * An Guo (安国)

Brothers

An Zhiwen (安志文), third brother of An ziwen and alternate delegate of 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

Nephew

An Jiaoju (安鲛驹), general of

Chinese People's Armed Police Force ) , abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates , patch ...

(PAP)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:An, Ziwen 1909 births 1980 deaths Politicians from Yulin, Shaanxi Chinese people of World War II Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shaanxi Victims of the Cultural Revolution People's Republic of China politicians from Shaanxi 61 Renegades Members of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Heads of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party