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Lai Jifa

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Lai Jifa
赖际发
Minister of Building Materials Industry
In office
March 1965 – February 1958
PremierZhou Enlai
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded bySong Yangchu [zh]
In office
May 1956 – February 1958
PremierZhou Enlai
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born(1910-10-29)October 29, 1910
Yongding County, Fujian, Qing China
Died24 February 1982(1982-02-24) (aged 71)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLài Jìfā

Lai Jifa (Chinese: 赖际发; 29 October 1910 – 24 February 1982) was a Chinese politician who served two separate terms as Minister of Building Materials Industry from 1956 to 1958 and 1965 to 1970.

Lai was a representative of the 7th, 8th, and 9th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 1st, 2nd, and 4th National People's Congress. He was a member of the 3rd National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Standing Committee of the 4th and 5th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference..

Biography

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Lai was born in Yongding County (now Yongding District), Fujian, on 29 October 1910, during the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[1] He joined the Communist Youth League of China in the autumn of 1926 and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1928.[1] He took part in the Red Army in October 1929 and mainly worked in the Western Fujian Revolutionary Base Area.[1]

In October 1934, he participated in the Long March, a forced expedition over 12,500 kilometers in the 1930s.[1]

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he served in the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army in north China's Shanxi province.[2]

After the establishment of the Communist State, in 1956, he was promoted to minister of the newly founded Ministry of Building Materials Industry.[1]

On 24 February 1982, he died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 71.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 八路军主要人物:赖际发. shanxidsfz.gov.cn (in Chinese). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ Zhang Qian (张谦) (31 August 2015). 秦赖支队司令部旧址纪念馆开馆. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
Government offices
New title Minister of Building Materials Industry
1956–1958
Succeeded by
Vacant
Preceded by
Vacant
Minister of Building Materials Industry
1965–1970
Succeeded by