Ding Guan'gen | |
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| 丁关根 | |
| Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| In office September 1992 – November 2002 | |
| General Secretary | Jiang Zemin |
| Preceded by | Wang Renzhi |
| Succeeded by | Liu Yunshan |
| Head of the United Front Work Department | |
| In office November 1990 – December 1992 | |
| General Secretary | Jiang Zemin |
| Preceded by | Yan Mingfu |
| Succeeded by | Wang Zhaoguo |
| Chairman of the Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization | |
| In office April 1997 – November 2002 | |
| Succeeded by | Li Changchun |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 1985 – 12 March 1998 | |
| Premier | Zhao Ziyang Li Peng |
| Preceded by | Chen Puru |
| Succeeded by | Li Senmao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1929 Wuxi, Jiangsu, Republic of China |
| Died | July 22, 2012 (aged 82) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1956–2002) |
| Alma mater | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Ding Guangen | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 丁關根 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 丁关根 | ||||||
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Ding Guangen (Chinese: 丁关根; September 1929 – July 22, 2012) was a Chinese politician who served in senior leadership roles in the Chinese Communist Party during the 1990s. He was a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party between 1992 and 2002, a member of the Central Secretariat, and one of the top officials in charge of propaganda and ideology during the term of Party General Secretary and President Jiang Zemin.
Prior to his elevation to the Politburo, Ding served successively as Minister of Railways of China between 1985 and 1988, the chief of the Taiwan Affairs Office between 1988 and 1990, and the head of the United Front Work Department of the party between 1990 and 1992.[1]