In 2012, our Party held the "Eighteenth National Congress" in Beijing, and it is worth mentioning that the "Eighteenth National Congress" produced a total of 2270 deputies. This person is Jiao Ruoyu, who once served as the mayor of Beijing, participated in the meeting as a representative of the "Eighteenth National Congress", and was already 97 years old at the time.
Jiao Ruoyu was born in 1915 in Ye County, Henan Province, and in his early years, Jiao Ruoyu studied at Beijing Municipal No. 2 Middle School and the Department of Political Economy of North China University. It was also in the process of reading that Jiao Ruoyu came into contact with progressive ideas and began to participate in the revolutionary movement. At that time, the Japanese aggressors had already launched the September 18 Incident and began to encroach on the land of China, but the Kuomintang adhered to the policy of non-resistance that "outside the country must first be at home.", as a patriotic student, Jiao Ruoyu was extremely anxious in his heart, how eager he was to take up arms and go to the battlefield, defend his family, and drive out the Japanese invaders.
In 1936, Jiao Ruoyu gave up his pen and gave up his studies to devote himself to anti-Japanese activities, and it was also this year that the 21-year-old Jiao Ruoyu officially became a party member and began to resist the Japanese invaders under the leadership of our party. In 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full swing, after which Jiao Ruoyu turned to the Jin-Cha-Ji base area, participated in the anti-Japanese "sweeping" battle in the anti-Japanese base area behind the enemy in Jin-Cha-Ji, and followed the Eighth Route Army to witness the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the surrender of the Japanese invaders.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Jiao Ruoyu rushed to work in the Jireliao region, participated in the creation of the northeast base area, and did a lot of pre-branch work for the liberation of the northeast. In 1949, after the liberation of the whole territory of Northeast China, Jiao Ruoyu served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee and the first secretary of the Shenyang Municipal Party Committee, and did a lot of work to stabilize the social situation in Shenyang and witnessed the founding of New China.
In the 1960s, Jiao Ruoyu transferred to the diplomatic department and successively served as ambassador to North Korea, Peru, and Iran, making outstanding contributions to the diplomatic work of the mainland. In 1979, Jiao Ruoyu returned to China, and then served as the minister of the Eighth Machinery Industry, responsible for the development and production of tactical missiles on the mainland, leading the mainland's national defense industry and the research and development of military products during that period, and making great progress in related science and technology.
In 1981, Jiao Ruoyu was transferred to Beijing and became the mayor of Beijing, where he served for a total of two years, stepping down in 1983. During that period, Jiao Ruoyu unswervingly implemented the relevant policies of reform and opening up, and did a lot of work to promote economic development, and was a good official in the hearts of the people. In 1983, Jiao Ruoyu stepped down as the mayor of Beijing, and since then he has successively served as the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission and the director of the Beijing Municipal Advisory Committee, continuing to use his rich experience to guide the development and construction of Beijing. In 1996, at the age of 81, Jiao Ruoyu left hugh.
After retiring, Jiao Ruoyu mainly lived in Beijing, living a plain life, leisure time, Jiao Ruoyu planted flowers and grass, he was keen on public welfare undertakings such as the Hope Project, and often donated money and materials for public welfare undertakings. In his later years, Jiao Ruoyu devoted himself to publicizing the glorious deeds of his revolutionary ancestors, and he also went to the Jidong Martyrs' Cemetery to pay homage to the revolutionary martyrs and publicize the deeds of the revolutionary martyrs in spite of his old age and flexural health.
It is worth mentioning that in 2012, when the "Eighteenth National Congress" was held, Jiao Ruoyu, who was 97 years old at the time, was also elected as a deputy and participated in the "Eighteenth National Congress", and he also became the oldest representative among the more than two thousand deputies participating in the "Eighteenth National Congress".
In 2020, Jiao Ruoyu died of illness at the age of 105.