Wu Yi (simplified Chinese: 吴仪; traditional Chinese: 吳儀; pinyin: Wú Yí; born November 1938 in Wuhan, Hubei, China) was one of four Vice Premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, overseeing the country's economy until March 2008. Known as the "iron lady", Wu is one of the toughest negotiators in China's government, Forbes magazine considered her the second most powerful woman in the world in 2004, 2005 and 2007 and the third ...
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Wu Yi (simplified Chinese: 吴仪; traditional Chinese: 吳儀; pinyin: Wú Yí; born November 1938 in Wuhan, Hubei, China) was one of four Vice Premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, overseeing the country's economy until March 2008. Known as the "iron lady", Wu is one of the toughest negotiators in China's government, Forbes magazine considered her the second most powerful woman in the world in 2004, 2005 and 2007 and the third most powerful in 2006.
In April 1962, she joined the Communist Party of China. In August of the same year, she graduated from the Petroleum Refinery department at the Beijing Petroleum Institute, with a degree in petroleum engineering. She spent much of her career as a petroleum technician, eventually becoming deputy manager at the Beijing Dongfang Hong refinery, and assistant manager and party secretary at the Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Corporation.
She was elected deputy mayor of Beijing in 1988, and held that office until 1991. Following...
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