The farewell ceremony for the remains of Comrade Wang Minsheng was held

According to Xinhua Daily, on the morning of 14 January, the farewell ceremony for the remains of Comrade Wang Minsheng, an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, former deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress, former secretary of the CPC Suzhou Municipal CPC Committee, and former director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, was held in Suzhou. Comrade Wang Minsheng died in Suzhou on January 12, 2021 at the age of 87 due to ineffective medical treatment.

The Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, the Provincial Government, and the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference sent wreaths to express their condolences. Lou Qinjian, Wu Zhenglong, Luo Zhijun, Li Xueyong, Zhang Lianzhen, Jiang Dingzhi, Huang Lixin, Fan Jinlong, Xu Kunlin, Li Xiaomin, Wang Yanwen, Chen Zhenning, and veteran comrades Chen Huanyou, Liang Baohua, Xu Zhonglin attended the farewell ceremony or sent wreaths.

According to the official resume, Wang Minsheng was born in Xishan, Jiangsu Province in August 1934, and after joining the work in 1951, he served as a grain clerk in Liucang Township, Xizhang District, Wuxi County, and later served as the secretary of the Party Committee of Yangshi Commune, the deputy secretary of the Wuxi County Party Committee, the deputy director of the County Revolutionary Committee, and in 1973 he became the secretary of the Wuxi County Party Committee and the director of the County Revolutionary Committee.

According to reports, when Wang Minsheng was deputy secretary and secretary of the Wuxi County CPC Committee, he vigorously engaged in farmland water conservancy infrastructure construction, vigorously grasped the high yield and stable yield of agriculture, and won the National Science Conference Award for the "Drainage and Irrigation Channels Under The Gray Land" project. Taking the lead in developing the social team industry, striving to improve the people's lives, and forming the Wuxi experience that is famous throughout the country.

In 1975, Wang Minsheng was appointed secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and deputy director of the Provincial Revolutionary Committee, in 1978 he was appointed secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the following year he was also deputy secretary of the Zhenjiang Prefectural Committee and commissioner of the Zhenjiang Bureau, and in 1983 he was appointed deputy secretary of the Zhenjiang Municipal Party Committee.

In 1984, Wang Minsheng was transferred to the Deputy Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Planning and Economic Commission, and at the same time served as the Director of the Provincial Township Enterprise Administration Bureau, and in 1989 he was transferred to the Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee, and later the Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress, and continued to serve as the Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee.

According to Xinhua Daily, when Wang Minsheng was the secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and the director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, he promoted the implementation of the central reform and opening up policy in Suzhou, promoted export-oriented economic development, and accelerated the construction of development zones; established the concept of "attaching equal importance to economic development and protection of ancient cities", tapped the economic potential of the county, deepened the reform of township enterprises, and made important contributions to Suzhou's economic and social development.

In 1994, Wang Minsheng stepped down as secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee and continued to serve as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress until his retirement in August 2004.

"Xinhua Daily" commented: In his revolutionary career of more than 70 years, Comrade Wang Minsheng has always been loyal to the party's cause and has maintained a high degree of unity with the party Central Committee politically, ideologically, and in action.

Wang Minsheng's resume

Wang Minsheng, a native of Xishan, Jiangsu Province, was born in August 1934 and joined the Communist Party of China in September 1952.

After joining the work in January 1951, he served as a grain clerk in Liucang Township, Xizhang District, Wuxi County

In 1959, he was appointed as the chief of the personnel section of the Wuxi County People's Committee

In 1960, he became the leader of the task force of Wuxi Lotang Commune and the secretary of the Party Committee of Yangshi Commune

In 1964, he was appointed deputy secretary of the Wuxi County CPC Committee

In 1968, he was appointed deputy secretary of the Wuxi County Party Committee and deputy director of the County Revolutionary Committee

In 1973, he was appointed secretary of the Wuxi County Party Committee and director of the County Revolutionary Committee

In 1975, he was appointed Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Provincial Revolutionary Committee

In 1978, he became the secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League

In 1979, he was appointed secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, deputy secretary of the Zhenjiang Prefectural Committee, and commissioner of the Zhenjiang Bureau

In 1983, he was appointed deputy secretary of the Zhenjiang Municipal Party Committee

In 1984, he was appointed deputy director of the Jiangsu Provincial Planning and Economic Planning Commission, director of the Provincial Township Enterprise Administration Bureau, and secretary of the party leading group

In 1989, he became the secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee

In 1993, he was appointed Secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee, Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress

After 1994, he served as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Suzhou Municipal People's Congress

He retired in August 2004