Ren Qixing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ren.

Ren Qixing
任启兴
Chairman of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 19 February 2001 – January 2008
Preceded by	Ma Sizhong
Succeeded by	Xiang Zongxi
Personal details
Born	October 1942 (age 82) Suixi County, Anhui, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Anhui University of Science and Technology Shandong University of Science and Technology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	任启兴
Traditional Chinese	任啟興
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Rén Qǐxīng

Ren Qixing (Chinese: 任启兴; born October 1942) is a Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference between 2001 and 2008. He was a representative of the 15th and 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was an alternate member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a member of the 9th and 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]

Early life and education

Ren was born in Suixi County, Anhui, in October 1942, and graduated from Huainan Mining College (now Anhui University of Science and Technology) and Shandong Mining College (now Shandong University of Science and Technology).[1]

Career

From October 1967 to September 1969, during the Cultural Revolution, Ren worked in Jingyuan Coal Mine and than Shizuishan Coal Mine in northwest China's Gansu province.[1]

Ren joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1965, and got involved in politics in September 1969, when he became an official in Shizuishan Revolutionary Committee.[1]

In November 1972, Ren was appointed secretary and deputy director of the Secretariat of the Office of the CCP Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee, a position he held for over ten years.[1]

Ren served as mayor and deputy party secretary of Shizuishan in June 1983 before being appointed vice chairman of Ningxia in May 1988.[1] He was also admitted to member of the CCP Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority.[1] He was made deputy party secretary in April 1998.[1] In February 2001, he took office as chairman of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body.[1][3]

In March 2008, Ren was chosen as vice chairperson of the Committee of Population, Resources and Environment of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, serving in the post until his retirement in March 2013.

References

1. 任启兴当选为宁夏政协主席 10人当选副主席. Sohu (in Chinese). 16 January 2003. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
2. Wei Min (魏敏) (5 March 2007). 政协委员任启兴:解决制约我国食品安全监管的难题. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
3. Qin Fengtong (秦凤桐); Huang Huiqing (黄会清) (19 February 2001). 任启兴今天当选宁夏回族自治区政协主席. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 October 2024.

Party political offices
Preceded by Li Junjie (李俊杰)	Mayor of Shizuishan 1985–1988	Succeeded by Ma Wenliang (马文亮)
Assembly seats
Preceded by Ma Sizhong	Chairman of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 2001–2008	Succeeded by Xiang Zongxi