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Wu Jichuan

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Wu Jichuan (Chinese: 吴基传; born October 1937) is a Chinese politician who served as minister of posts and telecommunications from 1993 to 1998 and minister of information industry from 1998 to 2003.

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He was a delegate to the 8th, 9th, and 10th National People's Congress. He was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

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Biography

Wu was born in Changning County (now Changning), Hunan, in October 1937.[citation needed] In 1956, he entered Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, majoring in telegraphic communication. After graduation, he stayed and worked at the university.[citation needed]

He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1960. Since September 1965, he served in various posts in the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications [zh]. He moved up the ranks to become vice minister in October 1984 and minister in March 1993,[2] interspersed with short terms as deputy party secretary of Henan from June 1990 to February 1993.[3] In March 1998, he became minister of the newly founded information industry [zh], a post he kept until March 2003.[4]

In March 2003, he took office as vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee.[citation needed]

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Personal life

He married Gong Shuangjin (龚双瑾), a communication transmission expert who gave birth to two daughters.

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