Uyunqimg

Uyunqimg
乌云其木格
ᠣᠶᠤᠨᠴᠢᠮᠡᠭ
8th Chairwoman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
In office
August 2000 – April 2003
Acting until February 2001
Preceded byYun Bulong
Succeeded byYang Jing
Personal details
Born(1942-12-00)December 1942
Jinzhou Province, Manchukuo
Died30 April 2024(2024-04-30) (aged 81)
Beijing, China
CitizenshipPeople's Republic of China
NationalityChinese
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Uyunqimg or Oyunchimeg/Oyunqemag (Chinese: 乌云其木格; pinyin: Wūyúnqímùgé, Mongolian: ᠣᠶᠤᠨᠴᠢᠮᠡᠭ, Оюунчимэг, romanizedOyuunchimeg, Mongolian pronunciation: [ɔjuːnt͡ʃimək]; December 1942 – 30 April 2024) was a Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity. Between 2008 and 2013, she served as a vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the 10th and 11th National People's Congress, the national legislature. Between 2000 and 2003 Uyunqimg served as Chairwoman of Inner Mongolia. She is the highest-ranked woman of ethnic minority background to have served in the Chinese government in the history of the People's Republic.