Yao Yilin

His Excellency
Yao Yilin
姚依林
4th and 6th Director of the State Planning Commission
In office
June 1987 – December 1989
PremierZhao Ziyang
Li Peng
Preceded bySong Ping
Succeeded byZou Jiahua
In office
August 1980 – June 1983
PremierZhao Ziyang
Preceded byYu Qiuli
Succeeded bySong Ping
First-ranked Vice Premier of China
In office
25 March 1988 – 5 March 1993
PremierLi Peng
Preceded byWan Li
Succeeded byZhu Rongji
Director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
1978–1982
LeaderHua Guofeng
Hu Yaobang
Preceded byWang Dongxing
Succeeded byHu Qili
Minister of Commerce
In office
18 August 1978 – October 1978
PremierHua Guofeng
Preceded byWang Lei [zh]
Succeeded byJin Ming
Personal details
Born
William Yiu Hak-kwong

(1917-09-06)September 6, 1917
British Hong Kong
DiedDecember 11, 1994(1994-12-11) (aged 77)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1935–1994)
Spouse(s)Zhou Bin
Hong Shouzi
RelationsWang Qishan (son-in-law)
Meng Xuenong (son-in-law)
ChildrenYao Mingrui[1]
Yao Mingshan
Yao Mingduan
Yao Mingwei
Alma materTsinghua University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1935–1949
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War

Yao Yilin (Chinese: 姚依林; pinyin: Yáo Yīlín; September 6, 1917 – December 11, 1994) was a Chinese politician and soldier who was Vice Premier of China from 1979 to 1988 and First Vice Premier from 1988 to 1993.[2]

  1. ^ "姚明瑞同志逝世消息".
  2. ^ Wolfgang Bartke (January 1, 1997). Who was Who in the People's Republic of China. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 578–. ISBN 978-3-11-096823-1.