Shen Daren

Shen Daren (Chinese: 沈达人; August 1928 – August 2, 2017) was a Chinese politician from Jiangsu province. He was best known for his terms as the Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia between 1986 and 1989 and party secretary of his home province between 1989 and 1993.

Shen Daren
Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu
In office December 1989 – September 1993
Preceded by	Han Peixin
Succeeded by	Chen Huanyou
Personal details
Born	August 1928 Wu County, Jiangsu, China
Died	August 2, 2017 (aged 89) Beijing, China
Political party	Communist Party of China

Biography

Shen grew up in Changzhou, Jiangsu. He began work as a technician at a textiles factory, where he rose through the ranks to become a supervisor, then deputy head of the factory. In 1960, he entered the apparat, serving in the textiles department of the city of Changzhou. In 1968, during the Cultural Revolution, he became Revolutionary Committee head of the Changzhou department of textiles industry. Following the Cultural Revolution, he was promoted to deputy party chief of Changzhou, then mayor, and then party chief. In 1983, he was elevated further to become Deputy Party Secretary of Jiangsu province. Three years later, he became party chief of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.[1]

In December 1989, Shen was transferred back to Jiangsu to become party chief of his home province. He assumed the post of the Chairman of the Jiangsu People's Congress in 1993.[2]

Shen was a delegate to the 8th National People's Congress (1993–1998) and 9th National People's Congress (1998–2003).[3][4]

Shen died on August 2, 2017 in Nanjing. The party assigned him standard honors of a deceased comrade. In his official obituary, the party mentioned his "commitment to party unity" during the "political storm between the spring and summer of 1989", a euphemism for the democracy movement.[5] His funeral was attended by Jiangsu party chief Li Qiang and Governor Wu Zhenglong; he received wreaths and condolences from Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, Li Peng and his wife Zhu Lin, and a long list of other retired and incumbent officials.[6]

References

1. "寄语宁夏：沈达人". 宁夏广播电台. Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
2. "访原中共江苏省委书记沈达人：我是从常州出发的". 常州日报. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
3. "寄语宁夏：沈达人". 宁夏广播电台. Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
4. "访原中共江苏省委书记沈达人：我是从常州出发的". 常州日报. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
5. "江苏省委原书记沈达人遗体告别仪式于8月6日在南京举行". Sohu. August 6, 2017.
6. 江苏省委原书记沈达人同志在南京逝世，享年90岁 The Paper