Qian Xinzhong

Qian Xinzhong
钱信忠
Chairman of the National Family Planning Commission
In office
May 1982 – December 1983
Preceded byChen Muhua
Succeeded byWang Wei
Minister of Health of the People's Republic of China
In office
January 1965 – July 1973
Preceded byLi Dequan
Succeeded byLiu Xiangping
In office
April 1979 – May 1982
Preceded byJiang Yizhen
Succeeded byCui Yueli
Personal details
Born(1911-12-30)December 30, 1911
Baoshan County, Jiangxi, Qing China
(present-day Baoshan District, Shanghai, China)
Died31 December 2009(2009-12-31) (aged 98)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Qian Xinzhong (Chinese: 钱信忠; 1911 – December 31, 2009)[1] was the Minister of Health[2] (1965–1973, 1979–1982) and chairman of the National Family Planning Commission (NFPC, May 1982 - December 1983) of the People's Republic of China. As chairman of the NFPC, he made and enforced the policy of "IUD after first birth, sterilization after second birth". According to official statistics, a record number of birth control surgeries were performed in China in 1983, including 17.8 million IUD placements, 16.4 million tubal ligations, 4.3 million vasectomies, and 14.4 million induced abortions.[3]

  1. ^ Death Notice of Qian Xinzhong
  2. ^ "Chairman Jo's Triumphant Visit to China". Toledo Blade. 1979-07-10. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  3. ^ National Health and Family Planning Commission, ed. (2013-11-01). 中国卫生和计划生育统计年鉴 [China Health and Family Planning Statistics Yearbook] (in Chinese). Beijing: Peking Union Medical College Press. Table 8-8-1. ISBN 9787811369601. Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-06-28.