Wang Dingguo

Chinese politician (1912–2020)

王定国

Member of the 5th, 6th and 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceIn office
August 1978 – March 1993ChairmanDeng Xiaoping
Deng Yingchao
Li Xiannian Personal detailsBorn

Wang Yixiang

(1912-02-04)February 4, 1912
Yingshan County, Sichuan, ChinaDiedJune 9, 2020(2020-06-09) (aged 108)
Beijing, ChinaPolitical partyChinese Communist PartySpouse

Xie Juezai

(m. 1937⁠–⁠1971)

Children7Military serviceAllegianceChinese Red ArmyYears of service1933–?Chinese nameTraditional Chinese王定國Simplified Chinese王定国

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wáng Dìngguó

Wang Dingguo (Chinese: 王定国; 4 February 1912 – 9 June 2020) was a Chinese Red Army veteran and politician.^[1] She was the wife of Xie Juezai, president of the Supreme People's Court.

Biography

Wang was born Wang Yixiang (王乙香) into a family of farming background in Yingshan County, Sichuan, on February 4, 1912. She took part in revolutionary activities in 1926. Sold into bridal slavery at age 15, she ran away at age 20 and joined the Chinese Communist Party. She joined the Chinese Red Army in October 1933 and joined the CCP in December 1933. She completed the Long March in October 1936. She was a member of a theatrical troupe, she did agitprop and makeup, as well as taking up arms during battles.^{[citation needed]}

After the founding of the Communist State, Wang worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a secretary. In 1959, she was transferred to the Supreme People's Court. In 1964, she was transferred again to the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, working as secretary to her husband.^{[citation needed]}

Wang died of an illness in Beijing, on June 9, 2020, aged 108.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Wang met Xie Juezai in July 1937 and married him in September 1937. The couple had five sons and two daughters. Her second son, Xie Fei, is a well-known film director.^{[citation needed]}