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Zou Jiahua

Zou Jiahua
邹家华
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office
1991–1998
Serving with Zhu Rongji, Qian Qichen, Li Lanqing
Premier Li Peng
Member of the 14th Central Politburo of the Communist Party of China
In office
1992–1997
General Secretary Jiang Zemin
Personal details
Born October 1926 (1926-10) (age 90)
Shanghai, Republic of China
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Spouse(s) Ye Chumei
Alma mater Harbin Institute of Technology
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Zou Jiahua
Traditional Chinese 鄒家華
Simplified Chinese 邹家华

Zou Jiahua (born October 1926 in Shanghai) is a retired high-ranking politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as China's Vice Premier from 1991 to 1998, Vice-Chairman of the 9th National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003, and was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1992 to 1997.

In 1944, Zou Jiahua joined the New Fourth Army at the age of 18, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1945.

From 1948 to 1955 Zou Jiahua studied first at the Harbin Institute of Technology, then later attended the Bauman Moscow State Technical University School of Mechanical Manufacturing, becoming proficient in Russian. His career, like many others in his generation centred on industry. Upon his return to China in 1955, Zou worked as an engineer in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, where he worked as the chief engineer then director of the Second Machine Tool Plant. Eventually in 1973, Zou became the Director of the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry.

After 1973, Zou began serving in increasingly responsible positions in State Council bodies. In 1988, Zou became head of the State Planning Commission, where he made decisions to hold major conferences for the integration of Guangxi Province as well as for initiatives for the establishment of regional economic zones. Zou was widely considered a strong proponent of central planning, and was quoted saying that "market mechanisms must take a backseat to economic planning." However, beginning in early 1992 he publicly echoed Deng Xiaoping's efforts to revive reform; as seen in an early 1992 speech where he praised Guangdong Province's accomplishments in economic reform and high economic growth.


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