Luo Gan (simplified Chinese: 罗干; traditional Chinese: 羅幹; pinyin: Luó Gàn; born July 1935 in Shandong) is a former member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China and former Political and Legislative Affairs Committee secretary of the People's Republic of China.
Luo Gan studied engineering at the Beijing Steel and Iron Institute. Luo joined the Communist Party of China in 1960.
Afterwards, he moved to East Germany and s...
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Luo Gan (simplified Chinese: 罗干; traditional Chinese: 羅幹; pinyin: Luó Gàn; born July 1935 in Shandong) is a former member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China and former Political and Legislative Affairs Committee secretary of the People's Republic of China.
Luo Gan studied engineering at the Beijing Steel and Iron Institute. Luo joined the Communist Party of China in 1960.
Afterwards, he moved to East Germany and spent eight years as a student at Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg as well as working in steel plants. Upon returning to China, Luo continued to work in the steel industry and became Party chief of the central Henan Province in the 1980s.
Luo has developed a close relationship with Li Peng and is considered his protege. He was appointed as the Minister of Labor from April to December in 1988.
Luo was appointed a state councillor in 1993 (served until 2003) and became a member of the Politburo in 1998. Serving as the security chief,...
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