Hu Qiaomu

Hu Qiaomu (Traditional Chinese: 胡喬木, Simplified Chinese: 胡乔木, Pinyin: Hú Qiáomù) (1912-1992), was a revolutionary, sociologist, Marxism philosopher and prominent politician of People's Republic of China.

He was the first president of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, member of Politburo of the Communist Party of China, permanent member of Central Advisory Commission, and the former president of Xinhua News Agency [http://www.zju.edu.cn/~piclib/renwu23/renwu2/huqm/huqm.htm] . He was an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955 election) [http://www.zju.edu.cn/~piclib/renwu23/renwu2/huqm/huqm.htm] .

Life

Born in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province in 1912, Hu graduated from the Department of Foreign Literature, College of Arts and Sciences, National Chekiang University (Zhejiang University) in 1935. Before this, he also studied history in National Tsinghua University (in Beijing) during 1930-1932.

He joined Communist Youth League of China in 1930 and Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1932. Chronologically, He was the party secretary (Communist Youth League of China) in Xijiao District, Beiping City (now Beijing); the head of the Propaganda Department (Communist Youth League of China) in Xijiao District, Beiping City. He was a leader of anti-japanese student & worker movement in Beiping. 1936, he became the general secretary of Chinese Sociologist Leagure (中国社会科学家联盟), the general secretary of Chinese Leftism Cultural Leagure (中国左翼文化界总同盟), and the member of CPC Jiangsu Province Temporary Committee of Labours (中国共产党江苏省临时工人委员会).

From Feb 1941 (some say 1942) to Jun 1966, he was the main secretary of Mao Zedong [http://www.tvsc.cn/swshen/jszdnr.php?newsid=6962] , at beginning his secretarial work was mainly focused on cultural stuff, but later shifted to politics. His secretarial career was ended up by the Great Cultural Revolution.

Oct 1, 1949 - Oct 19, 1949, he was the president of Xinhua News Agency. He also was the head of the News Office, People's Republic China; the vice president of Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee; the general secretary of the Central Government Culture and Education Committee; the vice general secretary of the Central Government. 1954, He also participated in making the Constitution of the People's Republic of China. 1956, Hu was elected to be a member of the Eighth Politburo of the Communist Party of China, and the alternative secretary of Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. 1977, he became the first president of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, later on, advisor and the honorary president.

During the economy reform, Hu was one of Deng Xiaoping's best helpers [http://skb.hebnews.cn/200443/ca428654.htm] .

References

* [http://gb.cri.cn/3601/2005/09/26/[e-mail] Two Pens of CPC - Hu Qiaomu & Zhou Yang] including Photo (Chinese)
* [http://www.tvsc.cn/swshen/jszdnr.php?newsid=6962 Hu Qiaomu Was A Pen in Central Committee of the CCP] (English)
* [http://www.zju.edu.cn/~piclib/renwu23/renwu2/huqm/huqm.htm Brief introduction to Hu Qiaomu] (Chinese)
* [http://book.sina.com.cn/nzt/history/cha/huqiaomu/index.shtml Hu Qiaomu - A pen of the central government, from Sina Book-reading] (Chinese)
* [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/dengxp/vol2/note/B1310.html Notes from People's Daily] (English)