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Yu Qiuli | |
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余秋里 | |
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| Director of the People's Liberation Army General Political Department | |
| In office September 1982 – November 1987 | |
| Vice Premier of China | |
| In office January 1975 – May 1982 | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang |
| Director of the State Planning Commission | |
| In office January 1975 – August 1980 | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng |
| Preceded by | Li Fuchun |
| Succeeded by | Yao Yilin |
| Minister of Petroleum | |
| In office February 1958 – 1966 | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai |
| Preceded by | Li Jukui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1914 Ji'an County, Jiangxi |
| Died | 3 February 1999 (aged 84) Beijing, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Spouse | Liu Suge |
Yu Qiuli (Chinese: 余秋里; pinyin: Yú Qiūlǐ; 15 November 1914 – 3 February 1999) was a Chinese Communist army officer and politician, general of the People's Liberation Army. A veteran of the Long March, he held top military and government positions under both Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping and is considered the founding father of the Chinese petroleum industry and the China National Petroleum Corporation.[1]
Following military service as a senior commander and political commissar in the Second Sino–Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War, Yu then served as Minister of the Petroleum Industry (1958–1966), Chairman of the State Planning Commission (1970–1980), Vice Premier (1975–1982), and Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission as well as Director of the PLA General Political Department (in effect, responsible for ensuring the political loyalty of the entire PLA) from 1982 to 1987.[1]
- ^ a b 中国人民解放军《中国人民解放军高级将领传》编审委员会，中国中共党史人物研究会《中国人民解放军高级将领传》编撰委员会编. 中国人民解放军高级将领传 第24卷. 北京: 解放军出版社. 2013: 241–322. ISBN 978-7-5065-6608-7.