Lu Dingyi

Lu Dingyi
陆定一
Lu Dingyi in 1942
Vice Premier of China
In office
April 1959 – May 1966
PremierZhou Enlai
Vice PremierChen Yun
Lin Biao
Minister of Culture
In office
February 1965 – May 1966
PremierZhou Enlai
Preceded byShen Yanbing
Succeeded byXiao Wangdong
Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
December 1944 – 1952
LeaderZhang Wentian
Mao Zedong
Preceded byZhang Wentian
Succeeded byXi Zhongxun
In office
July 1954 – December 1966
LeaderMao Zedong (Chairman)
Preceded byXi Zhongxun
Succeeded byTao Zhu
Personal details
Born(1906-06-09)9 June 1906
Died9 May 1996(1996-05-09) (aged 89)
Alma materUniversity of Nanjing
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese陆定一
Traditional Chinese陸定一
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLù Dìngyī
Wade–GilesLu4 Ting4-i1
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingلُو دېڭيِي
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Lu Dingyi (Chinese: 陆定一; pinyin: Lù Dìngyī; June 9, 1906 – May 9, 1996) was a leader of the Chinese Communist Party. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China and before the Cultural Revolution, he was credited as one of the top officials in socialist culture.