Ye Xuanping
Ye Xuanping (Chinese: 叶选平; 20 December 1924 – 17 September 2019) was a Chinese politician, who served as Mayor of Guangzhou from 1980 to 1985 and Governor of Guangdong, his native province, from 1985 to 1991. Ye was a strong supporter of Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening policy. Under his leadership, Guangdong grew economically prosperous and gained significant autonomy from Beijing. Concerned about his power, the national government manoeuvred to relieve him of the governorship, but allowed him to maintain his power base in Guangdong. He subsequently served as Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1991 to 2003.
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叶选平 | |||||||||||||||||
| Governor of Guangdong | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 1985–1991 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Liang Lingguang | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhu Senlin | ||||||||||||||||
| Mayor of Guangzhou | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 1980–1985 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Liang Lingguang | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhu Senlin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 December 1924 Meixian, Guangdong | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 September 2019 (aged 94) Guangzhou, Guangdong | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Ye Jianying Feng Hua | ||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ye Xuanning (half-brother), Zou Jiahua (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 叶选平 | ||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 葉選平 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ye was the eldest son of Ye Jianying, one of the founding Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China, who was instrumental in overthrowing the Gang of Four and ending the Cultural Revolution. After the death of his father, he became the patriarch of their powerful family, dubbed the "Ye Dynasty".