Qian Nengxun

Qian Nengxun
钱能训
Premier of the Republic of China
In office
10 October 1918 – 13 June 1919
PresidentXu Shichang
Preceded byDuan Qirui
Succeeded byGong Xinzhan (Acting)
In office
20 February 1918 – 23 March 1918
PresidentFeng Guozhang
Preceded byWang Shizhen
Succeeded byDuan Qirui
Personal details
Born1869
Qing China
Died(1924-06-05)5 June 1924
Beijing, Republic of China
AwardsOrder of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain
Order of Wen-Hu

Qian Nengxun (simplified Chinese: 钱能训; traditional Chinese: 錢能訓; pinyin: qián néngxùn, 1869 – June 5, 1924), courtesy name Ganchen (干臣) or Gancheng (干丞) was a Chinese politician from 1918 until his death in 1924. He served as the Premier of the Republic of China twice during the Warlord Era, in 1918 and 1919 and was the protegee of former president Xu Shichang.[1][2] In 1922, Qian co-founded the charitable Red Swastika Society.[1]

  1. ^ a b Pfeiff, Alexandra (2016-12-01). "The Red Swastika Society's Humanitarian Work: A Re-interpretation of the Red Cross in China". New Global Studies. 10 (3): 373–392. doi:10.1515/ngs-2016-0021. ISSN 1940-0004. S2CID 199470483.
  2. ^ Goossaert, Vincent (2020-03-23). The Taoists of Peking, 1800–1949: A Social History of Urban Clerics. BRILL. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-68417-454-6.