Zhu Muzhi

Zhu Muzhi
Zhu Muzhi
朱穆之
President of China Society For Human Rights Studies
	In office; July 1993 – May 2007
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Luo Haocai
Director of the State Council Information Office
	In office; 1990 – December 1992
Premier	Li Peng
Minister of Culture of the People's Republic of China
	In office; April 1982 – March 1986
Preceded by	Zhou Weizhi
Succeeded by	Wang Meng
Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party
	In office; December 1977 – April 1982
Head	Zhang Pinghua→Hu Yaobang→Wang Renzhong
Director of Xinhua News Agency
	In office; September 1972 – December 1977
Preceded by	Zhang Jizhi
Succeeded by	Zeng Tao [zh]
Personal details
Born	Zhu Zhonglong (朱仲龙); 25 December 1916; Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China
Died	23 October 2015 (aged 98); Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Peking University

Zhu Muzhi (Chinese: 朱穆之; pinyin: Zhū Mùzhī; 25 December 1916 – 23 October 2015) was a Chinese politician. Zhu was a member of the 10th, 11th and 12th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1] Zhu served as president of the Xinhua News Agency, deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party, Minister of Culture, and chairman of the State Council Information Office.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Biography

Zhu was born in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China in December 1916. He graduated from Peking University in 1937, where he majored in foreign language.

After graduation, Zhu worked in Nanjing as an editor for Jinling Daily (金陵日报). Zhu joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1938. From 1941 to 1943, Zhu worked in the Taihang Mountain.

From 1946 to 1964, Zhu worked in Xinhua News Agency as an editor. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, Zhu was arrested and suffered political persecution.

In September 1972, Zhu worked as the secretary of Xinhua News Agency. From December 1977 to April 1982, Zhu served as a deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. From April 1982 to March 1986, Zhu served as Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China. From April 1991 to December 1992, Zhu served as director of the State Council Information Office. In July 1993, he served as the newly founded China Society For Human Rights Studies, a position he held for almost fourteen years until May 2007.^[5] He retired in March 2004.

He died of illness in Beijing, on October 23, 2015, aged 98.^[6]

References

^ 原中顾委委员朱穆之逝世曾智斗"四人帮"(图). iFeng. 6 November 2015.
^ 朱穆之. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
^ 学习朱穆之：大是大非不含糊. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
^ 难忘烽火岁月——访新华社老社长朱穆之. sina (in Chinese). 2006-11-07.
^ 中国人权研究会新一届领导产生罗豪才任会长. huaxia.com (in Chinese). 11 May 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ Cheng Hongyi (程宏毅); Chang Xuemei (常雪梅), eds. (9 November 2015). 朱穆之同志逝世. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Zhang Jizhi (张纪之)	Director of Xinhua News Agency 1972–1977	Succeeded by Zeng Tao [zh]
Preceded by Zhou Weizhi	Minister of Culture of the People's Republic of China 1982–1986	Succeeded by Wang Meng
New title	Director of the State Council Information Office 1990–1992	Succeeded by Zeng Jianhui [zh]
Academic offices
New title	President of China Society For Human Rights Studies 1993–2007	Succeeded by Luo Haocai

[1] 原中顾委委员朱穆之逝世曾智斗"四人帮"(图). iFeng. 6 November 2015.

[fish-2] 朱穆之. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2011-10-28.

[bee-3] 学习朱穆之：大是大非不含糊. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 2010-08-11.

[tiger-4] 难忘烽火岁月——访新华社老社长朱穆之. sina (in Chinese). 2006-11-07.

[5] 中国人权研究会新一届领导产生罗豪才任会长. huaxia.com (in Chinese). 11 May 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[6] Cheng Hongyi (程宏毅); Chang Xuemei (常雪梅), eds. (9 November 2015). 朱穆之同志逝世. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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