Fang Yi

Fang Yi
方毅
Fang Yi in the early 1940s
State Councilor of China
In office
1982–1988
PremierZhao Ziyang
Vice Premier of China
In office
1978–1982
PremierZhao Ziyang
Director of the State Science and Technology Commission
In office
1978–1985
Preceded byNie Rongzhen
Succeeded bySong Jian
President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
In office
1979–1981
Preceded byGuo Moruo
Succeeded byLu Jiaxi
Personal details
Born(1916-02-26)26 February 1916
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Died17 October 1997(1997-10-17) (aged 81)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse
Yin Sen
(m. 1940)

Fang Yi (Chinese: 方毅; Wade–Giles: Fang I; 26 February 1916 – 17 October 1997) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, diplomat, and high-ranking politician. As a military leader, he participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he served as Vice Governor of Fujian, Vice Mayor of Shanghai, economic representative at the Chinese embassy in North Vietnam, President of the Chinese Academy of Science, and Vice Premier of China. He was also a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.