Li Peng

Li Peng (20 October 1928 – 22 July 2019) was a Chinese politician. He served as the fourth Premier of the People's Republic of China, between 1987 and 1998. He also served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body from 1998 to 2003.^[1]

Li Peng
李鹏
Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office 25 March 1988 – 17 March 1998 acting from 24 November 1987
President	Yang Shangkun Jiang Zemin
Vice Premier	Cabinet I (1988–93) Yao Yilin Tian Jiyun Wu Xueqian Zou Jiahua Zhu Rongji Cabinet II (1993–98) Zhu Rongji Zou Jiahua Qian Qichen Li Lanqing Wu Bangguo Jiang Chunyun
Preceded by	Zhao Ziyang
Succeeded by	Zhu Rongji
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office 15 March 1998 – 15 March 2003
Preceded by	Qiao Shi
Succeeded by	Wu Bangguo
Member of the 13th, 14th, 15th CPC Politburo Standing Committee
In office 2 November 1987 – 15 November 2002
General Secretary	Zhao Ziyang Jiang Zemin
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office 6 June 1983 – 24 November 1987 Serving with Wan Li, Yao Yilin, Tian Jiyun
Premier	Zhao Ziyang
Member of the National People's Congress
In office 25 March 1988 – 5 March 2003
Constituency	Beijing At-large
Personal details
Born	(1928-10-20)20 October 1928 Shanghai, Republic of China
Died	22 July 2019 (aged 90) Beijing, China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Zhu Lin
Children	Li Xiaopeng Li Xiaolin Li Xiaoyong
Alma mater	Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Profession	Politician civil engineer

Li is controversial for his role in the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. As Premier, he declared martial law and supported the military's action against the protesters, which led to many deaths. This decision made him a widely criticized figure.

Li died on 22 July 2019, at the age of 90 from an illness at a hospital in Beijing.^[2][3][4]