Zhu Lin (born 1933)

Zhu Lin (Chinese: 朱琳; pinyin: Zhū Lín; born November 7, 1933) is a retired Chinese politician and economist, and the widow of former Chinese Premier Li Peng.[1]

Zhu Lin
朱琳
Zhu in 1992
Born (1933-11-07) November 7, 1933
Shanghai, China
Alma materHeilongjiang University
Occupation(s)Politician, economist
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Spouse
Li Peng
(m. 1958; died 2019)
Children3

Biography

Zhu was born in Shanghai, on November 7, 1933. Her father Zhu Jixun (朱己训) was a businessman.[2] She elementary studied at Chongqing Jianshan Middle School and secondary studied at Bashu Secondary School. After graduating from Heilongjiang University, she was dispatched to the Jilin Chemical Plant as an interpreter. Later she served as head of the Foreign Affairs Office of North China Electric Power Bureau, director of the Beijing Office of Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant, and director of the Research Office of the Special Administrative Region Office of the State Council. She also served as vice president of the China National Committee on Care for Children and the China Women Development Foundation.

Personal life

Zhu was married to Li Peng on July 10, 1958. They have two sons and a daughter, namely Li Xiaopeng, Li Xiaolin, and Li Xiaoyong.

References

  1. Erik Eckholm; Chris Buckley (23 July 2019). "Li Peng, Chinese Leader Derided for Role in Tiananmen Crackdown, Dies at 90". New York Times. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. Li Peng 2014, p. 247.

Bibliography

  • Li Peng (2014). 李鹏回忆录 [Li Peng's Memoirs (1928–1983)] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Electric Power Press. ISBN 9787512358980.
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