Shi Liang (1900–1985)
Shi Liang (Chinese: 史良; Pinyin: Shǐ Liáng; March 27, 1900 – September 6, 1985) was a female politician of the People's Republic of China.
Biography
Shi Liang was born in Changzhou, Jiangsu in 1900. She was educated in Shanghai and became a lawyer there. She and other six intellectuals were arrested by Chiang Kai-shek's government in 1936, which is known as the Seven Gentlemen Incident.[1]
She was the first Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1959.
References
- ↑ Patrick Fuliang Shan, “Demythologizing Politicized Myths: A New Interpretation of the Seven Gentlemen Incident,” Frontiers of History in China, vol. 8, No. 1, 2013, 51-77.
External links
- (Chinese) Biography of Shi Liang
- (Chinese) Profile of Shi Liang
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by none |
Minister of Justice 1949 – 1959 |
Succeeded by Wei Wenbo |
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Yang Mingxuan |
Chairman of China Democratic League 1979 – 1985 |
Succeeded by Hu Yuzhi |