Chen Weida

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Weida (Chinese: 陈伟达; pinyin: Chén Wěidá; March 1916 - 1990) was a Chinese politician and educator.

Biography

Chen Weida was born in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu in 1916. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1937.

After the foundation of the People's Republic of China, Chen Weida had been the Secretory of the CPC Hangzhou Committee, the First Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Committee, and the Deputy Secretary of the CPC Central Political and Legislative Affairs Committee.

Chen was the President of Zhejiang University from 1962 to 1968.

External links

(Chinese) Chen Weida's profile, Zhejiang University website.
(Chinese) Biography of Chen Weida, Xiangshui County Government website.

Academic offices
Preceded by Zhou Rongxin	President of Zhejiang University 1962 – 1968	Succeeded by Qian Sanqiang
Political offices
Preceded by Lin Hujia	Mayor of Tianjin 1978 – 1980	Succeeded by Hu Qili
Preceded by Lin Hujia	Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Committee 1978 – 1984	Succeeded by Ni Zhifu

CPC Committee Secretaries and Mayors of Tianjin

CPC Committee Secretaries	Huang Kecheng Huang Jing Huang Huoqing Wan Xiaotang Xie Xuegong Lin Hujia Chen Weida Ni Zhifu Li Ruihuan Tan Shaowen Nie Bichu Gao Dezhan Zhang Lichang Zhang Gaoli Sun Chunlan Huang Xingguo (acting)

Mayors	Huang Jing Wu De Huang Huoqing Li Gengtao Hu Zhaoheng Xie Xuegong Lin Hujia Chen Weida Hu Qili Li Ruihuan Nie Bichu Zhang Lichang Li Shenglin Dai Xianglong Huang Xingguo