| Office1: | Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | ||||||
| Term Start1: | January 1998 | ||||||
| Term End1: | January 2003 | ||||||
| Office2: | Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi | ||||||
| Term Start2: | December 1994 | ||||||
| Term End2: | August 1997 | ||||||
| Predecessor2: | Zhang Boxing | ||||||
| Successor2: | Li Jianguo | ||||||
| Office3: | Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Term Start3: | September 1990 | ||||||
| Term End3: | April 1993 | ||||||
| Predecessor3: | Huo Shiren | ||||||
| Successor3: | Yang Lie | ||||||
| Office4: | Communist Party Secretary of Xi'an | ||||||
| Term Start4: | June 1988 | ||||||
| Term End4: | September 1990 | ||||||
| Successor4: | Cheng Andong | ||||||
| Office5: | Director of the China Earthquake Administration | ||||||
| Term Start5: | 1980 | ||||||
| Term End5: | 1988 | ||||||
| Predecessor5: | Zou Yu | ||||||
| An Qiyuan | |||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||
| Birth Date: | July 1933 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Lintong County, Shaanxi, China | ||||||
| Death Place: | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | ||||||
| Party: | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma Mater: | Northwestern University | ||||||
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An Qiyuan (; July 1933 – 23 April 2024) was a Chinese politician who served as the Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi from December 1994 to August 1997.
An Qiyuan, of Han ethnicity, was born in 1933 in Lintong, Shaanxi province. He joined the CPC in 1953, and graduated from the Geology Department of Northwest University in 1956. He spent the formative years of his career in the mining industry. He headed the Petroleum Exploration Bureau of Heilongjiang Province, Songliao, and successively served as the Director of the Daqing Oil Mine, the chief of the 1st Oil Extracting Headquarters, Underground Operation Section in Daqing, the director of the Petroleum Geophysical Prospecting Bureau in the Ministry of Petroleum Industry, the Deputy Director of the China Seismological Bureau, and the Director of the China Seismological Bureau.
1988 marked his first foray into politics, when he was appointed a member to the Provincial Party Standing Committee for Shaanxi Province. He was the party chief of the provincial capital Xi'an, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of Shaanxi Province.
In 1993, An attended the 14th CPC National Congress in Beijing as a delegate. In December 1994, he became the provincial Party Secretary, or party chief, of Shaanxi. He held this position until August 1997. After this, he was a delegate to the 15th CPC National Congress in Beijing. In 1998, An became Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. While this position was considered a largely ceremonial role, An used his experience and clout to influence high-level politicians to put forth a comprehensive plan to prevent flooding on the Wei River. He also advocated for a series of other causes, including mentally challenged children, rural incomes, national oil strategy, and urban poverty. He left public life in 2008.
An was a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
An died on 23 April 2024, at the age of 90.[1]