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Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Biography Revised: 6/28/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006
Biography
Sun Qimeng, male, Han nationality, is a native of Xiuming County, Anhui Province. Born in 1911, he graduated from Suzhou University in the early 1930s as a political science major. In 1945, he became a founder of the China Democratic Construction Association.
Sun was deeply involved in virtually all aspects of China's political life, including the CPPCC, NPC, and the China Democratic Construction Association. After university, he spent a brief time as a journalist, first as an editor of the Shenbao Weekly in Shanghai, later as editor-in-chief of the Xingyue Daily in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. In 1945, he became one of the founders of the China Democratic Construction Association and the first member of its standing committee. During the early 1950's, he worked in the personnel bureau of the State Council. He was a member of the standing committee of the 1st-6th CPPCC National Committees and was also a member of the 1st-8th NPC National Congresses, assuming the role of vice-chairman for the 7th and 8th NPC National Congresses. Sun was president of the All China Workers Education Society, an office he assumed after holding several lesser offices in the organization. He is revered as an educator.
Sun was a deputy to the 1st through 8th NPC National Congresses and vice-chairman of the 7th and 8th NPC Standing Committees. He was also a member of the standing committee of the 1st-6th CPPCC National Committees. Sun was honorary chairman of the China Democratic National Construction Association and of its 7th Central Committee.
Career Data
| 1997—2002 | Honorary Chairman, 7th China Democratic National Construction Association, Central Committee | |
| 1993—1998 | Vice-Chairman, 8th Standing Committee of the NPC | |
| 1992—1997 | Chairman, 6th China Democratic National Construction Association, Central Committee | |
| 1988—1993 | Vice-Chairman, 7th Standing Committee of the NPC | |
| 1983—1988 | Deputy, 6th NPC | |
| 1983—1988 | Member, 6th CPPCC, National Committee, Standing Committee | |
| 1978—1983 | Deputy, 5th NPC | |
| 1978—1983 | Member, 5th CPPCC, National Committee, Standing Committee | |
| 1964—1975 | Deputy, 3rd NPC | |
| 1964—1978 | Member, 4th CPPCC, National Committee, Standing Committee | |
| 1959—1964 | Deputy, 2nd NPC | |
| 1959—1964 | Member, 3rd CPPCC, National Committee, Standing Committee | |
| 1954—1959 | Deputy, 1st NPC | |
| 1954—1959 | Member, 2nd CPPCC, National Committee, Standing Committee | |
| 1945 | Founder, China Democratic National Construction Association | |
| 1945—???? | 1st China Democratic National Construction Association, Central Committee, Standing Committee |
