Wang Zhen

Background

Zhen, Wang was born in 1908 in Liuyang County, Hunan, People's Republic of China, WORLD0.

Career

Joined, Chinese Communist Party, 1927; alternate member, Chinese Communist Party Center Committee, 1945-1956; deputy commander, Northwest China Military Region, 1952-1954; member, National Defense Council, 1954-1966; promoted to colonel-general, 1955; minister state farms and reclamation, 1956-1966; member, Chinese Communist Party Center Committee, 1956-1985; vice premier, 1975-1980; member Politburo,, Chinese Communist Party Center Committee, 1978-1985; member standing committee of the military commission, Chinese Communist Party Center Committee, 1979-1982; member Presidium,, Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, 1982; vice-chairman central advisory commission, Chinese Communist Party Center Committee, 1985; vice president, People's Republic of China, since 1988.

Achievements

• Wang Zhen has been listed as a noteworthy Government official by Marquis Who's Who.