He Luli

In this Chinese name, the family name is He.

He Luli (Chinese: 何鲁丽; Wade–Giles: Ho Lu-li; 7 June 1934 – 19 March 2022) was a Chinese politician and paediatrician. She entered politics after practicing medicine for 27 years, serving as vice-mayor of Beijing, chairwoman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

He Luli
何鲁丽
Vice Chairwoman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 13 March 1996 – 13 March 1998
Chairman	Li Ruihuan
Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office 16 March 1998 – 15 March 2008
Chairman	Li Peng Wu Bangguo
Chairwoman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
In office 11 November 1996 – 15 December 2007
Preceded by	Li Peiyao
Succeeded by	Zhou Tienong
Vice Chairwoman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
In office 19 November 1988 – 11 November 1996
Other positions Chairman Zhu Xuefan Li Peiyao President of the China Population Welfare Foundation In office 8 February 1999 – 19 November 2004 Preceded by Gu Mu Succeeded by Jiang Zhenghua President of the Central Institute of Socialism In office March 1999 – 18 October 2008 Preceded by Yang Jike Succeeded by Yan Junqi Vice Chairwoman of the All-China Women's Federation In office 6 September 1993 – 4 September 1998 Chairwoman Chen Muhua Preceded by Yang Jike Succeeded by Yan Junqi
Personal details
Born	(1934-06-07)7 June 1934 Jinan, Shandong, China
Died	19 March 2022(2022-03-19) (aged 87) Beijing
Political party	Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Spouse	Rong Guohuang ​ ​ (m. 1958; died 1989)​
Children	2 sons
Parents	He Siyuan (father) He Yiwen (mother)
Alma mater	Beijing Medical University
Profession	Paediatrician
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	何魯麗
Simplified Chinese	何鲁丽
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hé Lǔlì Wade–Giles Ho Lu-li

He Luli was the daughter of He Siyuan, the Kuomintang mayor of Beijing who negotiated the peaceful surrender of the city to the Chinese Communist Party near the end of the Chinese Civil War.

Early life

The He family in 1947: He Siyuan and wife He Yiwen, daughters He Luli (left) and He Lumei (right), and sons He Lilu and He Yili

He Luli was born on 7 June 1934,^[1] in Jinan, Shandong, China.^[2][3] Her father He Siyuan was the French-educated education minister of Shandong Province, and her mother was a Frenchwoman who adopted the Chinese name He Yiwen (何宜文). He Luli had two older brothers and a younger sister.^[4]

After Japan invaded China in 1937, He Siyuan led a guerrilla operation in Shandong to fight the enemy. He sent his wife and four children to live in the British concession in Tianjin.^[4][5] After the Pacific War broke out in December 1941, Japan occupied the British concession and Yiwen moved the family home to Tianjin's Italian concession. On 31 December, the Italian authorities arrested Yiwen and the children and handed them to the Japanese, who held them as hostages and demanded He Siyuan's surrender. He rejected the demand, condemned Japan and Italy's breach of international law through diplomatic channels, and held Italian missionaries in China as a bargaining chip. Japan eventually relented and released the family.^[4][6]

After the end of World War II, He Siyuan served as Mayor of Beijing (then known as Beiping). During the ensuing Chinese Civil War, he negotiated with the Communists for the peaceful surrender of Beiping. To prevent the surrender, Chiang Kai-shek sent agents to assassinate him. In the early morning of 18 January 1949, two bombs exploded in the He residence, killing Luli's 12-year-old sister Lumei (何鲁美) and gravely injuring her mother. The rest of the family were also wounded.^[7][8] The Juntong agent who planted the bombs, Colonel Duan Yunpeng, was captured in 1954 and executed in 1967.^[9]

Career

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, He Luli studied medicine at Beijing Medical University (now Peking University Health Science Center) from 1952 to 1957. Starting in 1957, she worked as a doctor for 27 years at Beijing Children's Hospital, Xicheng District Children's Hospital, and Beijing No. 2 Hospital.^[3]

He Luli entered politics in 1984, when she was appointed deputy mayor of Xicheng District of Beijing. She joined the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK) in April 1986. She was promoted to deputy mayor of Beijing in 1988, and served in that position until 1996. She also concurrently served as president of the Beijing Red Cross Society. In 1993 she was elected vice president of the All-China Women's Federation.^[3]

In 1996 she was elected chairwoman of the RCCK, replacing Li Peiyao, who had been murdered. She was reelected twice in 1997 and 2002, serving until 2007. She also became Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in March 1996.^[2][3]

In March 1998, she was elected Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. She was reelected in March 2003, serving until 2008.^[2][3]

In addition, she was a member of the Hong Kong SAR Preparatory Committee in 1997 and the Macao SAR Preparatory Committee in 1999.^[2][3] In 1999 she became president of the Central Institute of Socialism and honorary vice-president of the Red Cross Society of China.^[2][3] In that year she also won a World Health Organization award for her contributions to the anti-smoking movement in China.^[3]

Personal life

He Luli married fellow physician Rong Guohuang (荣国煌) in 1958; they had two sons. Rong died in 1989.^[1] He Luli died on 19 March 2022, at the age of 87.^[10]

References

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5. Lary, Diana (26 July 2010). The Chinese People at War: Human Suffering and Social Transformation, 1937–1945. Cambridge University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-521-14410-0.
6. Lu Nan (26 March 2010). ""以其人之道还治其人之身"—抗日战争时期何思源反制人质事件始末". Shiji Fengcai Magazine (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
7. Wang Bingmo (21 October 2008). "奋斗一生爱国一生—何思源纪事" (in Chinese). Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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9. "军统"飞贼"段云鹏 曾伺机暗杀叶剑英、滕代远". Phoenix News (in Chinese). 21 February 2010.
10. 何鲁丽同志逝世 (in Chinese)