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An Qiyuan

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An Qiyuan
安启元
Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
January 1998 – January 2003
Preceded byZhou Yaguang [zh]
Succeeded byAi Pishan [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi
In office
December 1994 – August 1997
Preceded byZhang Boxing
Succeeded byLi Jianguo
Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
September 1990 – April 1993
Preceded byHuo Shiren
Succeeded byYang Lie
Communist Party Secretary of Xi'an
In office
June 1988 – September 1990
Preceded byDong Jichang [zh]
Succeeded byCheng Andong
Director of the China Earthquake Administration
In office
1980–1988
Preceded byZou Yu
Succeeded byFang Zhangshun [zh]
Personal details
BornJuly 1933
Lintong County, Shaanxi, China
Died23 April 2024(2024-04-23) (aged 90)
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materNorthwestern University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀn Qǐyuán

An Qiyuan (Chinese: 安启元; pinyin: Ān Qǐyuán; July 1933 – 23 April 2024) was a Chinese politician who served as the Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi from December 1994 to August 1997.

Biography

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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]

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Government offices
Preceded by Director of the China Earthquake Administration
1980–1988
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Xi'an
1988–1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Huo Shiren
Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
1990–1993
Succeeded by
Yang Lie
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi
1994–1997
Succeeded by
Assembly seats
Preceded by Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
1998–2003
Succeeded by