Tan Qilong

Tan Qilong
谭启龙
Personal details
Born	January 3, 1913 Yongxin County, Jiangxi, China
Died	January 22, 2003 (aged 90) Jinan, Shandong, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Yan Yongjie (严永洁)[1]

Tan Qilong (Chinese: 谭启龙; 1913–2003) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. Over his long career he served as the Communist Party Chief, the top government official, of four different provinces: Zhejiang (twice), Shandong, Qinghai, and Sichuan. He also served as Governor of Zhejiang, Shandong, and Qinghai.^[2]

Tan was born in Yongxin County, Jiangxi province on 3 January 1913 and joined the Communist Party of China in 1933. He was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution but was rehabilitated in 1970 and served in Fujian province. He died on 22 January 2003 in Jinan, Shandong.^[2]

References

1. Tan Qilong (2004-12-01). 谭启龙：怀念老领导曾山同志 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2013-02-20.
2. 原中共中央顾问委员会委员谭启龙逝世 [Tan Qilong passes away]. Dazhong Daily (in Chinese). 2003-01-27. Retrieved 2013-02-20.