Li Menghua (Chinese: 李梦华; 10 November 1922 – 9 November 2010) was a Chinese politician who served as director of the Sports Commission of the People's Republic of China from 1981 to 1988 and president of the Chinese Olympic Committee from 1986 to 1988.[1]

Li Menghua
李梦华
President of the Chinese Olympic Committee
In office
15 March 1986 – 29 December 1988
Preceded byZhong Shitong [zh]
Succeeded byHe Zhenliang
Director of the Sports Commission of the People's Republic of China
In office
10 September 1981 – December 1988
Preceded byWang Meng [zh]
Succeeded byWu Shaozu
Chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association
In office
1962–1988
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byChen Zude
Chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association
In office
September 1958 – 1964
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byDong Shouyi [zh]
Personal details
Born(1922-11-10)November 10, 1922
Pingshan County, Zhili, China
Died9 November 2010(2010-11-09) (aged 87)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPingshan County Jianyi Normal School
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Mènghuá

He was a delegate to the 5th National People's Congress.[1] He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1] He was a member of the 12th and 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Career

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Li was born into a family of farming background in Pingshan County, Zhili, on 10 November 1922.[1] He attended Pingshan County Jianyi Normal School. In November 1937, he joined the propaganda team of the 358th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army as a propagandist.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1938.[1] Afterwards, he worked in the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region for a long time.[1]

In November 1954, he was transferred to Beijing and appointed director of the Sports Competition Department of the National Sports Commission (now General Administration of Sport of China), and was elevated to deputy director of the National Sports Commission in December 1960.[1] He also served as chairman of the newly founded Chinese Wushu Association.[1]

On 11 November 1961, the Chinese Weiqi Association was established in Hefei, Anhui, the than vice premier Chen Yi was elected as honorary chairman and Li as the founding chairman.[1]

In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out, he was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools in Tunliu County, Shanxi to do farm works. He was reinstated in 1971. On 10 September 1981, he was chosen as director of the Sports Commission of the People's Republic of China.[1][2] On 15 March 1986, he was selected as president of the Chinese Olympic Committee.[1][2]

On 9 November 2010, he died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 87.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 原国家体委主任李梦华逝世 享年88岁. sina (in Chinese). 18 November 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Wu Bang (吴邦) (18 November 2010). 李梦华同志逝世:38岁任副部级干部 曾力推足球. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
Sporting positions
New title Chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association
1958–1964
Succeeded by
New title Chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association
1962–1988
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Chinese Olympic Committee
1986–1988
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Sports Commission of the People's Republic of China
1981–1988
Succeeded by