In 1949, the Ministry of Railways of the Central People's Government was established on the mainland, and in 1954, the Ministry of Railways of the Central People's Government was officially changed to the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China. After the establishment of the Ministry of Railways, Teng Daiyuan, Lü Zhengcao, Wanli, Duan Junyi and others have successively served as ministers of the Ministry of Railways, and today we are going to talk about the fourth minister of the Ministry of Railways, whose name is Duan Junyi. So, what is the story of Duan Junyi?
Duan Junyi was born in 1910, a native of Henan, in his early years, he studied in Liaocheng, Shandong, and it was also in the process of reading that Duan Junyi came into contact with progressive ideas and began to embark on the revolutionary road. In 1932, Duan Junyi was admitted to the Department of Political Economy of Peking University of China, and began to participate in the student movement and anti-Japanese propaganda activities under the leadership of our party, especially in December 1935, Duan Junyi participated in the famous "129 Patriotic Movement" and performed prominently in the "129 Patriotic Movement". In March 1936, Duan Junyi was officially recruited as a party member.
After joining the party, Duan Junyi went to Shanghai and Beiping to engage in anti-Japanese propaganda activities, and after the Anti-Japanese War broke out in full swing, he went to Yan'an, the holy land of revolution, where he studied in school for a period of time and was sent to the Shandong region to build an anti-Japanese base area behind enemy lines. During his time in Shandong, Duan Junyi mainly operated in the Luxi area, and he not only created the Taixi Anti-Japanese Base Area, but also mobilized a group of outstanding young people to join the Eighth Route Army and devote themselves to the fight against Japan and save the country.
It is worth mentioning that during the period of commanding the anti-Japanese resistance in Shandong, Duan Junyi also made a great contribution. In the 1939 Russi anti-"sweep" battle, Duan Junyi commanded the fighters of the Russi Military Region to ambush the troops of the Japanese 114th Division Commander, Narushi Numata, and wounded Numata Tokushige, who was admitted to the hospital but died of his wounds shortly after.
During his command of the Anti-Japanese War in Shandong, Duan Junyi also accumulated rich combat experience, and successively served as deputy commander of the Luxi Military Region, deputy director and director of the Luxi Bureau, and made outstanding contributions to the anti-"sweeping" battle in the Luxi area. During the Liberation War, Duan Junyi followed the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Field Army into Dabie Mountain, participated in the battle to open up the Dabie Mountain Liberated Area, and ushered in the founding of New China.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Duan Junyi participated in the battle to liberate the southwest and remained in the southwest region, serving as a member of the Chongqing Municipal Standing Committee and other positions. In 1952, Duan Junyi was transferred to the central government, successively served as the deputy director and minister of the First Machinery Industry Department, led the construction of a series of important factories such as FAW and Shenyang Tractor Factory, and did a lot of basic work for the industrial development of the mainland in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
In 1976, after the smashing of the "Gang of Four", Duan Junyi was appointed Minister of Railways, and he also became the fourth minister of the Ministry of Railways, however, Duan Junyi did not serve as minister of railways for a long time, in 1978, Duan Junyi was transferred to Henan Province, successively serving as the governor of Henan Province and the first secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Henan Province, guiding the economic construction of Henan during the reform and opening up period.
Duan Junyi worked in Henan for a total of three years, doing a lot of basic work for Henan's economic development in the early stage of reform and opening up, and in 1981, at the age of 71, Duan Junyi was transferred to Beijing and served as the first secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee (equivalent to today's Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee). It is worth mentioning that whether in Henan or In Beijing, Duan Junyi is a leading cadre who is deeply loved by the people, who not only does a lot of work for the local economic development, but also cares about the lives of the people and the stability of prices.
In 1982, Duan Junyi retired from the leadership position, and it was also the year that he was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Consultative Committee and continued to give advice and suggestions for the development of the motherland. In 2004, Duan Junyi died of illness at the age of 94.