Zhu Rongji

Premier of the People's Republic of China

23 October 1928 Changsha, Hunan, Republic of China

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17 March 1998 – 16 March 2003

Retired Chinese politician In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhu. Zhu Rongji朱镕基 Premier of the People's Republic of ChinaIn office 17 March 1998 – 16 March 2003Vice Premier Li Lanqing Qian Qichen Wu Bangguo Wen JiabaoLeaderJiang Zemin (Paramount leader)Preceded by Li PengSucceeded by Wen JiabaoFirst Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of ChinaIn office 29 March 1993 – 17 March 1998PremierLi PengPreceded by Yao YilinSucceeded by Li LanqingMember of the 14th and 15th CPC Politburo Standing CommitteeIn office 19 October 1992 – 15 November 2002General SecretaryJiang ZeminGovernor of the People's Bank of ChinaIn office July 1993 – June 1995Preceded by Li GuixianSucceeded by Dai Xianglong Personal detailsBorn (1928-10-23 ) 23 October 1928 (age 92) Changsha, Hunan, Republic of ChinaPolitical partyCommunist Party of ChinaSpouse(s)Lao An ​(m. 1956)​ChildrenZhu Yunlai (son) Zhu Yanlai (daughter)Alma materTsinghua UniversityProfessionElectrical engineerChinese nameSimplified Chinese朱镕基 Traditional Chinese朱鎔基 TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinZhū Róngjī Wade–GilesChu1 Jung2-chi1 IPA Southern MinHokkien POJChu Iûⁿ-ki Zhu Rongji (Chinese: 朱镕基 ; IPA: ; born 23 October 1928) is a retired Chinese politician who served as Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin. He served as Mayor of Shanghai from 1988 to 1991 and First Vice Premier from 1993 to 1998. He served under Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin and had a testy relationship with Jiang. Zhu had a reputation as a tough but pragmatic administrator. During his office, China's economy saw double digit growth. Zhu was also much more popular than his predecessor Li Peng among the Chinese public. However, Zhu's opponents stipulate that his tough and pragmatic stance on policy was unrealistic and unnecessary, and many of his promises were left unfulfilled. Zhu retired in 2003 and has not been a public figure since.