Zhang Kehui Explained

Zhang Kehui
Native Name Lang:zh
Office:Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Term Start:13 March 1998
Term End:13 March 2008
1Blankname:Chairman
1Namedata:Li Ruihuan
Jia Qinglin
Office1:Chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
Term Start1:1997
Term End1:December 2005
Predecessor1:Cai Zimin
Successor1:Lin Wenyi
Birth Name:Zhang Youyi (張有義)
Birth Date:February 1928
Birth Place:Shōka City, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (now Changhua County, Taiwan)
Alma Mater:Taiwan Provincial College
Amoy University
Party:Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
Chinese Communist Party (since 1948)

Zhang Kehui (February 1928 – 11 January 2024) was a Chinese politician.

Biography

He was born in Shōka, Japanese Taiwan. From 1942 to 1948 he studied at Changhua Senior School of Commerce and Taiwan Normal College. In 1948 Zhang entered department of economics, Xiamen University. One year later, he became a People's Liberation Army company commander. From 1952 to 1969, he served as a manager of the United Front Work Department of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. From 1969 he was sent to Ninghua County for manual labour for 4 years.

From 1982 to 1991 Zhang served as the minister of United Front Department, Fujian province. From 1991 to 1997 he was the vice-chairman of Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, and in 1997 the chairman of the league till 2005. He was also the President of All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots from 1991 to 1997, and Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1998 to 2008.[1]

Zhang died on 11 January 2024, at the age of 95.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 中国人物年鉴 2007 总第19卷. 中国人物年鉴社, 2007.12. p43.
  2. News: 张克辉同志逝世 . 11 January 2024 . people.cn . 11 January 2024.