Qian Zhengying

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qian.

Qian Zhengying (Chinese: 钱正英; 4 July 1923 – 22 October 2022)^[1] was a Chinese hydrologist and politician.^[2]

Qian Zhengying
钱正英
President of the Red Cross Society of China
In office April 1994 – October 1999
Preceded by	Chen Minzhang
Succeeded by	Peng Peiyun
Vice Chairwoman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 27 March 1993 – 13 March 2003
Chairperson	Li Xiannian Li Ruihuan
Minister of Water Resources and Electric Power
In office 8 March 1982 – March 1988
Premier	Zhao Ziyang Li Peng
Preceded by	Herself (as Minister of Water Resources)
Succeeded by	Yang Zhenhuai
In office April 1974 – 23 February 1979
Premier	Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng
Preceded by	Zhang Wenbi [zh]
Succeeded by	Herself (as Minister of Water Resources)
Minister of Water Resources
In office 23 February 1979 – 8 March 1982
Premier	Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang
Preceded by	Herself (as Minister of Water Resources and Electric Power)
Succeeded by	Herself (as Minister of Water Resources and Electric Power)
Personal details
Born	(1923-07-04)4 July 1923 Shanghai, China
Died	22 October 2022(2022-10-22) (aged 99) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Huang Xinbai
Alma mater	Utopia University
Signature
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	钱正英
Traditional Chinese	錢正英
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qián Zhèngyīng

Biography

She was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province.^[3] Her father trained as an engineer in the United States before returning to China;^[4] some sources report that Qian was born in the United States.^[5] She trained as a civil engineer at Utopia University. Qian joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1941.^[3] She worked with the Red Army in northern China and was involved in projects on the Huai and Yellow Rivers.^[4] In 1949, she was vice-director of the Water Conservancy Department of the East China Political and Military Commission and Vice-Director of the Project Department for the Huaihe River Commission. From 1950 to 1952, she was president of East China Technical University of Water Resources (now Hohai University).^[6]

She was a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Qian was also vice-minister and then Minister of Water Resources. She served as Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference for the 7th, 8th and 9th national committees. In 1994, she was elected the sixth president of the Red Cross Society of China. In 1997, she was elected academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and, in 1998, received the Technology Engineering of China prize.^[2]