Tian Congming

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tian.
Tian Congming
田聪明
Chairperson of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
March 2008 – March 2013
Preceded byNiu Maosheng
Succeeded byZhu Weiqun
President of Xinhua News Agency
In office
June 2000 – April 2008
Preceded byGuo Chaoren
Succeeded byLi Congjun
Director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television
In office
April 1998 – June 2000
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byXu Guangchun
Personal details
BornMay 1943
Fugu County, Shaanxi, China
Died26 December 2017(2017-12-26) (aged 74)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materBeijing Normal University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese田聪明
Traditional Chinese田聰明
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTián Cōngmíng

Tian Congming (Chinese: 田聪明; May 1943 – 26 December 2017) was a Chinese politician who served as director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television from 1998 to 2000, president of Xinhua News Agency from 2000 to 2008, and chairperson of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2013.

He was a representative of the 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 14th and 15th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.