Peng Zhen

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Peng.

Peng Zhen 彭真
4th Chairman of the NPCSC
In office 1983–1988
Preceded by	Ye Jianying
Succeeded by	Wan Li
1st Secretary of CPC Central Political and Legislative Committee
In office 1980–1982
Succeeded by	Chen Pixian
Personal details
Born	October 12, 1902(1902-10-12) Houma, Linfen, Shanxi, Qing Dynasty
Died	April 26, 1997(1997-04-26) (aged 94) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Zhang Jieqing

Peng Zhen
Chinese	彭真
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Péng Zhēn - Wade–Giles P'eng Chen

Peng Zhen (pronounced [pʰɤ̌ŋ tʂə́n]; October 12, 1902 – April 26, 1997) was a leading member of the Communist Party of China.

Biography

Born in Houma (a town in Shanxi province), Peng was originally named Fu Maogong. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1923 as a founding member of the Shanxi Province CP. Arrested in 1929, he continued underground political activities while imprisoned. He was released from prison in 1935 and began organizing a resistance movement against the invading Japanese forces. Around the same time, he was appointed the Organization Department Director of the North Bureau of CPC. He is credited with substantial efforts towards the 1948 capture of Beijing by Communist forces in the Chinese Civil War.

Peng was a member of multiple Central Committees and the Secretariat of the Central Committee. He also held the positions of First Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee, and Mayor of Beijing (1951).

Peng fell out of favor with Mao Zedong in the April 1966 when he attacked Mao's belief that all literature should support the state, but survived to be rehabilitated under Deng Xiaoping. He subsequently became Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission CPC Central Committee (1980). As Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress (1983), he sought to increase the NPC's power. Peng retired from his leading political positions in 1988.

He is considered one of the Eight Immortals of the Communist Party of China.

References

• Original text based on marxists.org article (GNU FDL)

External links

• The Peng Zhen Reference Archive

Political offices
Preceded by Ye Jianying	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 1983–1988	Succeeded by Wan Li
Preceded by Nie Rongzhen	Mayor of Beijing 1951 – 1966	Succeeded by Wu De
Party political offices
Preceded by	Secretary of the CPC Beijing Committee 1948 – 1966	Succeeded by Li Xuefeng
Preceded by None	Head of CPC Central Organization Department 1949 – 1953	Succeeded by Rao Shushi
Preceded by None	Secretary of CPC Central Political and Legislative Committee 1980 – 1982	Succeeded by Chen Pixian

Persondata
Name	Peng, Zhen
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	12 October 1902
Place of birth	Houma, Linfen, Shanxi, Qing Dynasty
Date of death	26 April 1997
Place of death	Beijing, People's Republic of China