Wu Nansheng | |
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| 吴南生 | |
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| Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial CPPCC | |
| In office 1985–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Liang Weilin |
| Succeeded by | Guo Rongchang |
| First Party Secretary of Shenzhen | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Xunfu |
| Succeeded by | Liang Xiang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1922 Chaoyang, Guangdong, China |
| Died | 10 April 2018 (aged 95) |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party |
Wu Nansheng (Chinese: 吴南生; August 1922 – 10 April 2018) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and reformist politician. A stalwart proponent of the reform and opening policy after the end of the Cultural Revolution, he proposed the establishment of free trade zones in his native Guangdong Province. He served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and Mayor of Shenzhen and spearheaded the early development of the nascent special economic zone. He later served as Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from 1985 to 1993.