Huang Yanpei

Huang Yanpei
黃炎培
Chairman of the China Democratic Political League
In office
19 March 1941 – 10 October 1941
Succeeded byZhang Lan
Chairman of the China National Democratic Construction Association
In office
16 December 1945 – 21 December 1965
Succeeded byHu Juewen
Minister of Light Industry
In office
1 October 1949 – September 1954
PremierZhou Enlai
Succeeded byJia Tuofu
Personal details
Born1 October 1878
Neishidi, Chuansha, Jiangsu
Died21 December 1965(1965-12-21) (aged 87)
Political partyChina Democratic League
China National Democratic Construction Association
Alma materNanyang Public School

Huang Yanpei (Chinese: 黃炎培; pinyin: Huáng Yánpéi; Wade–Giles: Huang Yen-pe'i; 1 October 1878 – 21 December 1965) was a Chinese educator, writer, and politician. He was a founding pioneer of the China Democratic League and the China National Democratic Construction Association, which are among the eight legally recognised minor political parties in China under the Chinese Communist Party's united front.