He Jian

He Jian
何鍵
He Jian
National Policy Advisor
In office
1950–1956
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Interior Minister of the Republic of China
In office
November 1937 – May 1939
Preceded byChiang Tso-pin (蔣作賓)
Succeeded byChou Chung-yueh (周鐘岳)
Governor of Hunan
In office
March 1929 – November 1937
Preceded byLu Diping
Succeeded byZhang Zhizhong
Personal details
Born(1887-04-10)April 10, 1887
Liling, Hunan, Qing Empire
DiedApril 25, 1956(1956-04-25) (aged 69)
Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
ChildrenHe Lian (daughter)
Tang Fei-fan (son-in-law)
ParentHe Qishan (father)
Alma materBaoding Military Academy
OccupationPolitician, military officer
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/service Republic of China Army
Years of service1916–1956
Rank General
Battles/warsNorthern Expedition
Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War

He Jian (simplified Chinese: 何键; traditional Chinese: 何鍵; pinyin: Hé Jiàn; Wade–Giles: Ho Chien; 10 April 1887 – 25 April 1956) was a Chinese Nationalist (KMT) general and politician in the Republic of China. He was governor of Hunan province between 1929 and 1937, and Interior Minister from 1937 to 1939. He was best known for fighting the Communists, and he once ordered his subordinates to execute Yang Kaihui (Mao Zedong's wife) and Wu Ruolan (Zhu De's wife).