Du Runsheng

Du Runsheng (; July 18, 1913 – October 9, 2015) was a Chinese military officer, revolutionary leader, politician, and economist. From 1982 to 1986, he drew up the annual "Document No.1 of the Central Government" about rural reform, which promoted the development of rural areas. Du's students included Wang Qishan, Justin Yifu Lin, Zhou Qiren, Wen Tiejun, Wang Xiaoqiang, Chen Xiwen, Zhang Musheng, Du Ying and Weng Yongxi.

Du was a member of the 12th and 13th National People's Congress and a member of the Central Advisory Commission.

Biography

Education and early career Du was born Du De on July 18, 1913 in Yangyi Village of Taigu County, Shanxi province, during the dawn of the Republic of China. He was accepted to Taiyuan National Normal College in 1929 and he entered Beijing Normal University in 1934. In 1935 he was detained by the Beiyang government for taking part in anti-government movement.

Military campaign in north China He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1936. That same year, he served as chief captain of the Vanguard of National Liberation and head of its Publicity Department. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he served in various administrative and political roles Taihang Mountain border. He participated in the Huai-Hai Campaign during the Chinese Civil War. He served successively as secretary-general of Central Plains Bureau of the CCP Central Committee, secretary-general of Central China Bureau of the CCP Central Committee, and party boss of CCP Henan-Anhui-Jiangsu Committee.

Land reform Du was one of the CCP's foremost rural experts and served an important role in China's land reform movement. According to Du, settling accounts through the land reform movement focused on mobilizing peasants to: Du recounted: He also served as deputy director of the Rural Office of the State Council. From 1956 towards, he served successively as deputy director of the Office of Scientific Planning Commission of the State Council, secretary-general and CCP Deputy Committee Secretary of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Cultural Revolution In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, Du Runsheng was suspended and suffered political persecution. In 1970, he was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to work in Qianjiang, Hubei.

Economic reforms In December 1978, after the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, he was rehabilitated by Hu Yaobang.

He was deputy director of National Agricultural Commission of the People's Republic of China in 1979, and held that office until 1983, when he promoted to become director of Rural Policy Research Office of Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party and director of Rural Development Research Center of the State Council, he remained in that positions until 1989, while these two agencies were canceled.

Personal life Du had three children.