| Office1: | Head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Term Start1: | March 1993 | ||||||
| Term End1: | August 1997 | ||||||
| Predecessor1: | Zhu Liang | ||||||
| Successor1: | Dai Bingguo | ||||||
| Li Shuzheng | |||||||
| Native Name: | 李淑铮 | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||
| Birth Date: | October 1929 | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Death Place: | Beijing, China | ||||||
| Party: | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma Mater: | Affiliated High School of Shanghai Zhendan Women's College | ||||||
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Li Shuzheng (; October 1929 – 27 February 2024) was a Chinese politician who served as head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party between 1993 and 1997.[1] [2]
She was a representative of the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] [2] She was an alternate member of the 12th, 13th, and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] [2] She was a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress.[1] [2] [3]
Li was born in Shanghai, in 1929, while her ancestral home in Dangtu County, Anhui.[1] [2] She attended the Affiliated High School of Shanghai Zhendan Women's College.[1] [2] She joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1945.[1] [2]
Li was despatched to the Communist Youth League of China in 1952, becoming deputy director of the International Department in 1961 and director of Youth Department in 1964.[1] [2]
In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out, she was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works.[1] [2] She was reinstated in December 1973.[1] [2] She entered the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party in 1978, where she moved up the ranks to become deputy head in 1981 and head in 1993.[1] [2] In 1997, she was chosen as vice president of the China Association for International Exchange.[1] [2] In August 1998, she was made president of the China-Korea Friendship Association.[4] She retired in March 2004.[1] [2]
On 27 February 2024, she died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 94.[1] [2]