Ren Yanshen

Ren Yanshen (; December 1945 – 10 June 2026) was a Chinese politician and academic. He served as Deputy Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province and Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Life and career Ren was born in Longyao County, Hebei Province in December 1945. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1973 and began working in March 1970. From September 1964 to March 1970, Ren studied automotive and tractor engineering at Tsinghua University. After graduation, he briefly worked as a power plant worker at Tsinghua University before joining the university's Party Committee Political Department as a staff member.

He later became temporary head of the university's newspaper, and subsequently worked as a cadre in the Party Office. Between 1980 and 1985, he served as a member of the Party Committee, deputy director of the Student Department, and deputy secretary and secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee at Tsinghua University.

In September 1985, Ren was appointed deputy head of the Education Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and deputy secretary of the Municipal Education Working Committee. In January 1991, he became deputy Party secretary and vice president of Peking University, while continuing as deputy secretary of the Beijing Municipal Education Working Committee. He was promoted to full professor in 1992. In March 2000, he was transferred to Jiangsu Province, where he served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee and head of the Publicity Department, later becoming deputy Party secretary of Jiangsu. From January 2006 to January 2008, Ren served as vice chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial CPPCC Committee.

Ren was a delegate to the 15th and 16th National Congresses of the Chinese Communist Party, a deputy to the 10th National People's Congress, and a member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Ren died on 10 June 2026, at the age of 80.