Xi Zhongxun

Xi Zhongxun (15 October 1913 – 24 May 2002) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and a political leader. He is thought to be among the first generation of Chinese leadership.^[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xi (习).

Xi Zhongxun
习仲勋
Xi in 1946
Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee
In office 10 September 1980 – 15 March 1993
Chairman	Wan Li
Secretary General of the State Council
In office September 1954 – January 1965
Premier	Zhou Enlai
Preceded by	Li Weihan
Succeeded by	Zhou Rongxin
Head of the CPC Propaganda Department
In office January 1953 – July 1954
Party Chairman	Mao Zedong
Preceded by	Lu Dingyi
Succeeded by	Lu Dingyi
Personal details
Born	(1913-10-15)15 October 1913 Fuping County, Shaanxi, China
Died	24 May 2002(2002-05-24) (aged 88) Beijing, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Hao Mingzhu Qi Xin
Children	7, including Qi Qiaoqiao and Xi Jinping

He helped the founding of Communist guerrilla bases in northwestern China in the 1930s. He was imprisoned and purged several times. He was married to writer Qi Xin.

Personal life

Xi is also the father of Xi Jinping, the current General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China and also Chairman of the Military Commission.