Uyunqimg

Uyunqimg (Lang-mn|Oyunchimeg [Cyrillic spelling (as used in Outer Mongolia) would be "Оюунчимэг".] ; zh-c|c=乌云其木格 [Pinyin transcription would be "Wūyúnqímùgé".] ; born December 1942) is the highest-ranking ethnic Mongolian official and third-highest ranking female official in the People's Republic of China (behind only Vice-Premier Wu Yi and NPC Vice-Chair He Luli). She currently serves as a Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the Chinese legislature.

Biography

Originally from Beipiao County, Liaoning, she entered the workforce in August 1964, and became a member of the Communist Party of China in July 1966. She graduated from the Inner Mongolia Party School.

Uyunqimg rose to prominence politically in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In August 2000 she became the Vice party chief of the Inner Mongolian CPC Committee, and the Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. From 2001 to April 2003, she served as the Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. At the 2003 National People's Congress session held in March, she became a Vice-Chair of its Standing Committee, the body which acts as a day-to-day legislative body when the NPC is not in session.

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