Tian Jiyun

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Tian Jiyun (Simplified: 田纪云; Pinyin: Tián Jìyún; born 1929 in Feicheng, Shandong, China) is a politician in the People's Republic of China.

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Between 1981 and 1983, Tian served as the deputy secretary general of the State Council. He was promoted to the secretary general in 1983, and served as the vice premier of the State Council between 1983 and 1993.

Tian joined the the Communist Party of China at the age of 16. he has been a member of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China since 1982, and joined the politburo in 1987.

Tian was elected the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in 1993 and 1998. Tian retired in 2002 at the age of 73.