Yang Xiufeng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Xiufeng (Chinese: 杨秀峰; pinyin: Yáng Xiùfēng; February 24, 1897 – c. November 10, 1983) was a Chinese politician and the president of the Supreme People's Court.

Yang Xiufeng
杨秀峰
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 12 September 1980 – 17 June 1983
Chairman	Deng Xiaoping
President of the Supreme People's Court
In office 3 January 1965 – 20 January 1975
Preceded by	Xie Juezai
Succeeded by	Jiang Hua
Minister of Higher Education
In office 1965–1966
Premier	Zhou Enlai
Preceded by	Jiang Nanxiang
Succeeded by	Office abolished
In office 1954–1958
Premier	Zhou Enlai
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Jiang Nanxiang
Minister of Education
In office 11 February 1958 – 22 July 1964
Premier	Zhou Enlai
Preceded by	Zhang Xiruo
Succeeded by	Liu Jiping
Governor of Hebei
In office 8 August 1949 – 15 November 1952
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Lin Tie
Personal details
Born	(1897-02-24)February 24, 1897 Qian'an, Hebei, China
Died	10 November 1983(1983-11-10) (aged 86) China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	杨秀峰
Traditional Chinese	楊秀峰
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Xiùfēng

Biography

Yang Xiufeng was born in Qian'an, Hebei in 1897. He was educated in the Beijing Normal School in 1916. He was the president of the Supreme People's Court from 1965 to 1975, and Vice Chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1980 to 1983.

External links

• Yang Xiufeng's profile

Political offices
Preceded by New position	Governor of Hebei 1949–1952	Succeeded by Lin Tie
Government offices
Preceded by Zhang Xiruo	Minister of Education 1958–1964	Succeeded by Liu Jiping (acting)
Legal offices
Preceded by Xie Juezai	President of the Supreme People's Court 1965–1975	Succeeded by Jiang Hua