Zhu Yuancheng

Zhu Yuancheng (; January 1926 – September 9, 2022) was a Chinese politician and social activist. A native of Shouyang County, Shanxi, he was a long-serving leader of the China Democratic National Construction Association (CDNCA) and a close friend of the Chinese Communist Party. Zhu held senior leadership posts within the association, including Vice Chairperson of its Central Committee, and was an experienced participant in China’s system of political consultation.

Biography Zhu Yuancheng was born in January 1926 in Shouyang County, Shanxi. From 1940 to 1946, he worked as a clerk at Gonghehou Department Store in Qiqihar, gaining early experience in commerce and urban economic life. Between 1946 and 1959, he became active in organizations representing industry and commerce, serving as director of the Sixth District Shop Clerks’ Association in Qiqihar, a standing committee member and later chairperson of the Qiqihar Federation of Industry and Commerce, and as a vice chairperson of the Heilongjiang Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Zhu joined the China Democratic National Construction Association in 1956. From 1959 to 1980, he served as deputy director and later director of the Qiqihar Municipal Service Bureau, while also acting as chairperson of the Qiqihar Municipal Committee of the CDNCA. His work during this period combined public administration with united front activities.

From 1980 to 1992, Zhu held senior posts within the CDNCA at the provincial level, serving successively as Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General, Vice Chairperson, and Chairperson of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee. At the same time, he was Vice Chairperson of the Qiqihar Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), as well as a standing committee member and deputy secretary-general of the Heilongjiang Provincial CPPCC.

After 1992, Zhu Yuancheng served at the national level as Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General of the 6th Central Committee of the CDNCA, Vice Chairperson of its 7th Central Committee, and Honorary Vice Chairperson of its 8th Central Committee. He was also a member of the 7th National Committee of the CPPCC, a standing committee member and deputy secretary-general of the 8th National Committee, and a standing committee member of the 9th National Committee.

Zhu Yuancheng died of illness in Beijing on September 9, 2022, at the age of 97.