Wang Yeping

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Yeping (Chinese: 王冶坪; pinyin: Wáng Yěpíng, born 12 February 1928)^[1] is a Chinese politician who is the widow of Jiang Zemin, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de facto leader) and President of the People's Republic of China, and is a native of Yangzhou, Jiangsu.^[2]

Wang Yeping
王冶坪
Wang Yeping in Crawford in 2002
First lady of the paramount leader of China
In role 9 November 1989 – 15 November 2002
General Secretary	Jiang Zemin
Preceded by	Zhuo Lin
Succeeded by	Liu Yongqing
Spouse of the President of China
In role 27 March 1993 – 15 March 2003
Preceded by	Vacant (see Lin Jiamei wife of Li Xiannian)
Succeeded by	Liu Yongqing
Personal details
Born	(1928-02-12) 12 February 1928 (age 97) Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Spouse	Jiang Zemin ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 2022)​
Relations	Alvin Zhicheng Jiang (grandchild) Zhiyun Jiang (grandchild)
Children	Jiang Mianheng Jiang Miankang
Alma mater	Shanghai Foreign Language Institute

Biography

Wang Yeping was born February 12, 1928, in Yangzhou and grew up in Shanghai in the Republic of China. Wang Yeping graduated from Shanghai Foreign Language Institute and majored in foreign languages. She has two sons, Jiang Mianheng born in 1951 and Jiang Miankang (江綿康) born in 1954.^[3][4]