Peng Peiyun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Peng.

Peng Peiyun (Chinese: 彭珮云; born December 1929) is a Chinese politician.^[1]

Peng Peiyun
彭珮云
Chairperson of the Red Cross Society of China
In office 1999–2009
Preceded by	Qian Zhengying
Succeeded by	Hua Jianmin
President of the All-China Women's Federation
In office 1998–2003
Preceded by	Chen Muhua
Succeeded by	Gu Xiulian
Chairperson of National Family Planning Commission
In office January 1988 – March 1998
Preceded by	Wang Wei
Succeeded by	Zhang Weiqing
Personal details
Born	December 1929 (age 94) Liuyang, Hunan, Republic of China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1946–2009)
Spouse	Wang Hanbin
Children	2 sons
Alma mater	Tsinghua University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	彭珮云
Traditional Chinese	彭珮雲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Péng Pèiyún

Biography

Peng was born in Liuyang, Hunan, in December 1929. She was admitted to the National Southwestern Associated University at 15. She graduated from Qinghua University and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1946. She held several positions in the CCP branches in public education institutions. She was assigned to the deputy secretary of the CCP committee in Beijing University before she was denounced by Nie Yuanzi, demoted and sent to the countryside in the Cultural Revolution.^[2][3]

Peng was rehabilitated near the end of the Cultural Revolution. She entered the Ministry of Education and became the vice minister before she was assigned the Minister of the National Family Planning Commission. In 1993 she became a member of the State Council. In 1998, she was elected the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Chairwoman of the All-China Women's Federation.^[4] In 1999, she was elected the Chairperson of the Red Cross Society of China. She was reelected to the same position in 2004.

Peng was elected as a delegate to the 12th and 13th CCP National Congresses and to the 14th and 15th CCP Central Committees.

Personal life

Peng married Wang Hanbin, a Chinese politician who was also elected the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and CCP Central Committee. The couple have four children.

References

1. "Biography of Peng Peiyun". China Vitae. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
2. The A to Z of the Chinese Cultural Revolution By Guo Jian, Yongyi Song, Yuan Zhou, Rowman & Littlefield, Sep 30, 2009, page 219
3. • Dong, Guoqiang (2010). "The First Uprising of the Cultural Revolution at Nanjing University". Journal of Cold War Studies. 12 (3): 30–49. doi:10.1162/JCWS_a_00002. S2CID 57565293.
4. Peng Peiyun's Women's Work: Equality, Development and Peace, by Peng Peiyun, China Women Publishing House, 2005, Abstract

Political offices
Preceded by Chen Muhua	Chairperson of All-China Women's Federation 1998–2003	Succeeded by Gu Xiulian
Preceded by Wang Wei	Chairperson of National Family Planning Commission 1988–1998	Succeeded by Zhang Weiqing
Preceded by Qian Zhengying	Chairperson of the Red Cross Society of China 1999–2009	Succeeded by Hua Jianmin