He Guangyuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is He.

He Guangyuan
何光远
Chairperson of the Handling Proposals Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office March 1998 – March 2003
Preceded by	Zhou Shaozheng
Succeeded by	He Guangyuan
Minister of Machine-Building Industry
In office March 1993 – March 1996
Premier	Li Peng
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Bao Xuding
Minister of Machinery and Electronics Industry
In office December 1989 – March 1993
Premier	Li Peng
Preceded by	Zou Jiahua
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Personal details
Born	February 1930 (age 94) Anxin County, Hebei, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	North China University Kiev Polytechnic Institute
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	何光远
Traditional Chinese	何光遠
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hé Guāngyuǎn

He Guangyuan (Chinese: 何光远; born February 1930) is a Chinese politician who served as minister of machinery and electronics industry from 1989 to 1993 and minister of machine-building industry from 1993 to 1996.

He was an alternate member of the 12th and 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th and 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

He was born in Anxin County, Hebei, in February 1930. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1945. He worked in the Central Hebei Military District during the Chinese Civil War. After graduating from North China University in 1951, he was sent to study at the Department of Mechanical Industry, Kiev Polytechnic Institute, where he graduated in 1956.

Starting in 1956, he served in several posts in Changchun First Automobile Manufacturing Factory (长春第一汽车制造厂), including technologist, deputy section chief, section chief, deputy factory director of Forging Branch, and factory director of Forging Branch. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out, he was removed from office and effectively sidelined. He forced to work in the fields instead of working in the state-owned factory. He was later reinstated in 1972. In 1977, he was appointed party secretary and factory director of Changchun Tractor Factory (长春拖拉机制造厂), in addition to serving as vice mayor of Changchun.

He became vice minister of agricultural machinery in 1980. In 1982, he became vice minister of machine-building industry, rising to minister in 1993. He also served as vice minister of machinery and electronics industry in 1988 and minister of machinery and electronics industry in 1989.

In March 1998, he took office as chairperson of the Handling Proposals Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a post he kept until March 2003.