Hu Qili

Hu Qili (Chinese: 胡启立; born 6 October 1929) is a former high-ranking politician of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was the first-ranked secretary of the CCP Secretariat from 1985 to 1989 and a member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee from 1987 to 1989. In 1989, he was purged for his sympathy toward the students of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and his support for General Secretary Zhao Ziyang. However, he was able to get back into politics in 1991. In 2001, he was named chairman of the Soong Ching-ling Foundation.

Hu Qili
胡启立
First-ranked Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
24 September 1985  24 June 1989
General SecretaryHu Yaobang
Zhao Ziyang
Preceded byHu Yaobang
Succeeded byQiao Shi
Politburo Standing Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
November 1987  June 1989
General SecretaryZhao Ziyang
Director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
April 1982  June 1983
General SecretaryHu Yaobang
Preceded byYao Yilin
Succeeded byQiao Shi
Personal details
Born (1929-10-06) 6 October 1929
Yulin, Shaanxi, Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse(s)Hao Keming (郝克明, d. 2023)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese胡啟立
Simplified Chinese胡启立
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