Wu Guixian | |
|---|---|
| 吴桂贤 | |
| Vice Premier of China | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai→Hua Guofeng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) Gongyi, Henan, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Wu Guixian (Chinese: 吴桂贤; pinyin: Wú Guìxián; born 1938) is a Chinese politician who served as China's first female vice premier from January 1975 to September 1977. Originally a worker at a state-owned cotton factory in Xianyang, she was appointed by party leader Mao Zedong after becoming the factory's deputy director and a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]