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Gao Yang (1909-2009) was born on August 14, 1909 in libigou village, Jidong Township, Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province. He is from Liaoyang County, Liaoning Province. Middle school students in Mingde middle school and Liaoyang County first senior high school. He joined the Communist Party of China in December 1936. He is a member of the Central Committee of the 12th and 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a deputy to the 8th, 12th and 13th National Congress, a non voting delegate to the 14th, 15th and 16th National Congress, and a deputy to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd National People's Congress.

Personal life

In the second half of 1928, he was admitted to the Law School of Northeast University. After the September 18th Incident, he dropped out of school and returned home.

In July 1934, he resumed his student status and studied in the Department of economics and management of Northeastern University, which moved to Beijing.

He graduated in August 1936. During this period, he actively participated in the "129" student movement, and his ideological awareness was greatly improved. He joined the armed Self Defense Association of the Chinese nation, then transferred to the vanguard of Chinese national liberation, and soon became a teacher in Baling Middle School of Xuchang County, Henan Province.

In December 1936, introduced by the underground party organization, Comrade Gao Yang went to work in Xi'an, joined the Communist Party of China by Song Li, and later served as the Party branch secretary of the Northeast National Salvation Association. He was also assigned to the confidential Secretariat of Zhang Xueliang's army and participated in various national salvation activities before and after the Xi'an Incident.

In 1936, he later served as secretary of the Party branch of the Northeast National Salvation Association, Secretary of the Jixi Prefecture Party committee and political commissar of the military division, and Secretary of the Northern Henan Prefecture Party committee and political commissar of the military division.

In November 1937, Comrade Gao Yang joined the first guerrilla column of the Eighth Route Army in Taiyuan. After the fall of Taiyuan, he went to Xingtai, Hebei Province to carry out work behind the enemy lines according to the instructions of his superiors.

From January to July 1938, he successively served as the Secretary of Xingtai County Working Committee and Xingtai County Party committee. He led the establishment of the local Anti Japanese regime and armed forces, eliminated the local reactionary forces, and opened up the Anti Japanese situation in Xingtai area.

From August 1938 to October 1945, he successively served as director of Propaganda Department of Hebei Henan special committee, director of Organization Department of Jixi prefectural committee, Secretary of Taihang No.1 prefectural committee and No.7 prefectural committee, and concurrently served as political commissar of military division. He has made positive contributions to opening up and establishing Anti Japanese base areas.

After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, Comrade Gao Yang was sent to work in the northeast liberated area.

From November 1945 to October 1946, he successively served as member of Liaoning Provincial sub committee of CPC, Secretary of Anshan Central Municipal Party committee of Liaoyang, deputy secretary of the first Prefecture Party committee of Liaoning Province, Second Secretary of Liaonan Prefecture Party committee of Liaodong Province, and deputy director of Publicity Department of Liaodong provincial Party committee. Anton is a member of the Standing Committee of the provincial Party committee, Minister of the Ministry of democracy, and the first deputy secretary of Shenyang municipal Party committee.

From November 1946 to may 1949, he successively served as member of Anton provincial sub committee of Liaodong provincial Party committee, member of Anton provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, deputy secretary of Anton provincial Party committee Mass Work Committee, Secretary of Anton provincial Party committee women's Committee, Minister of provincial democratic movement and Secretary of Tonghua local Party Committee. During this period, he volunteered to lead his team to fight behind enemy lines.

In June 1949, he was the first deputy secretary of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee.

From June 1950 to December 1954, he successively served as vice chairman and chairman of the people's Government of Liaodong Province, member of the Standing Committee of Liaodong provincial Party committee, chairman of the Consultative Committee of the people's Congress of Liaodong province from all walks of life, Secretary of Liaodong provincial Party committee and director of the United Front Work Department of Liaodong provincial Party committee. During this period, he also served as member of the Northeast Bureau, member of the Standing Committee, director of the Organization Department, Secretary of the discipline inspection committee, and vice director of the Northeast Work Department of the CPC Central Committee Grade.

After January 1955, he served as deputy director of the third office of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, deputy director of the central industrial transportation department, and director of the Ministry of chemical industry. He was persecuted during the cultural revolution.

In January 1956, Comrade Gao Yang was transferred to the post of deputy director of the third office of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the central supervisory commission in April of the same year.

In January 1956, he served as the Vice Minister of the central Ministry of industry and transportation. He conscientiously implemented the national policy on national economic construction and industrial enterprise production, and participated in the formulation of a series of policies to revitalize and develop industry and transportation.

In 1959, Comrade Gao Yang was wrongly criticized and wrongly classified as a "Right opportunist". He was transferred to Guizhou Province and successively served as deputy director of Qingzhen iron and steel plant and deputy director of Guiyang automobile factory. Despite being treated unfairly, he still works with a positive and responsible attitude and optimism.

In June 1962, he was approved by the Central Committee to rehabilitate Comrade Gao Yang. In the same year, he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of chemical industry and Secretary of the Party group.

During the "Cultural Revolution", Comrade Gao Yang was severely persecuted by Lin Biao and the gang of four. He was beaten as "three anti elements" and dismissed as minister and Secretary of the Party group of the Ministry of chemical industry. He was brutally criticized and examined, and was transferred to Henan Cadre School of the Ministry of chemical industry for labor. Nevertheless, Comrade Gao Yang still maintains a firm ideal and belief and an optimistic and upward spirit.

In January 1978, after smashing the gang of four, Comrade Gao Yang was appointed deputy director of Jilin provincial Revolutionary Committee of CPC and Secretary of Jilin provincial Party committee of CPC (there was the first secretary at that time). He faced up to the difficulties, paid close attention to the work of exposing and criticizing the gang of four, started with handling a large number of unjust, false and wrong cases, and implemented the policy of cadres and intellectuals, which soon opened up a situation.

After January 1978, he served as secretary of the Jilin provincial Party committee, Minister of the Ministry of agriculture and reclamation, first Secretary of the Hebei provincial Party committee and first political commissar of the provincial military region, President of the Central Party school, etc.

In April 1979, Comrade Gao Yang was transferred to minister of the Ministry of land reclamation and Secretary of the Party group.

In June 1982, Gao Yang served as the first Secretary of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee and the first political commissar of the provincial military region. At the 12th and 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Comrade Gao Yang was successively elected as a member of the Central Advisory Committee. He devoted himself to studying Marxist classics and various treatises, deeply thought about major practical issues such as party building in the new period, and wrote many reports with constructive opinions and suggestions, which were valued by the central leading comrades.

In March 1987, Gao Yang was appointed president of the Central Party school.

Gao Yang is a deputy to the eighth, twelfth and Thirteenth National Congresses of the Communist Party of China; he was elected a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the twelfth and Thirteenth National Congresses of the Communist Party of China; he attended the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth national congresses as nonvoting delegates; he was a deputy to the first, second and third national congresses of the National People's Congress; he also served as a consultant to the first and second boards of directors of the National Party Building Research Association.

On March 29, 2009, Comrade Gao Yang died of illness in Beijing at the age of 100.

Important deeds

Gao Yang has played a positive role in promoting the development of various undertakings in Northeast China and made important contributions.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, Gao Yang took the lead in setting an example when he was Minister of the Ministry of chemical industry and Secretary of the Party group. He studied chemical industry knowledge diligently. After work, he invited teachers from the Institute of chemical industry to give lectures. He advocated and edited the series of chemical industry knowledge (21 volumes in total), which played an important role in popularizing chemical industry knowledge and developing chemical industry. He resolutely implemented the eight character policy of "adjusting, consolidating, enriching and improving" put forward by the Party Central Committee. On the basis of investigation and research, he adjusted the capital construction and industrial structure of the national chemical industry, reduced unreasonable construction projects, and concentrated on the development of key projects beneficial to the national economy and the people's livelihood. Under the severe international situation at that time, in order to strengthen and promote the development of national defense construction, the Central Committee established a central special committee headed by Premier Zhou Enlai. He was one of the members. In order to implement the tasks of the special committee for the chemical industry, he planned the overall development of the chemical industry from the perspective of development, paid close attention to the implementation of various work, and became a member of the chemical industry He is a doer of business.

After that, facing the severe situation of the land reclamation system after the "Cultural Revolution", he focused on the operation and management of state farms, took the lead in the reform of state farms, promoted the adjustment of the industrial structure of the land reclamation system, and vigorously advocated the joint operation of agriculture, industry and commerce, so as to improve the overall efficiency of state farms. Under his leadership, the Ministry of land reclamation made a thorough and systematic summary of the experience and lessons of the national land reclamation work for more than 30 years, and compiled and printed the basic experience of 31 years of land reclamation work, which played an important guiding role in the revitalization and development of the land reclamation system.

When he was the first Secretary of the Hebei provincial Party committee and the first political commissar of the provincial military region, he conscientiously implemented the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Facing the complex situation, in order to grasp the situation of the whole province, he visited many counties (cities) and townships (towns) in the first year of Hebei Province. In order to promote the stability and unity of the whole province, he did a lot of in-depth and meticulous counseling work and peaceful anti unjust, false and wrong cases work. In order to improve the theoretical level and economic work ability of leading cadres, he organized cadres with professional knowledge and practical work experience to write economic articles, and personally acted as the editor in chief. He published selected economic articles in Hebei (Volume I and Volume II), which became an important material for leading cadres to study in the whole province. Under his strong advocacy and active promotion, the province has formed a good atmosphere of learning economy, researching economy and doing well in economic work. Comrade Gao Yang has made arduous efforts to create a new situation in Hebei's work and made great achievements, which has been affirmed by the Central Committee and widely praised by the society.

When he was the president of the Central Party school, he went deep into grassroots investigation and research, held symposiums at all levels, and widely listened to opinions and suggestions from all sides. He presided over the drafting of "opinions on the reform of the work of the Central Party School". The opinions involve a series of major issues such as teaching, scientific research, institutions and self construction of the Party school. In November of the same year, the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee discussed and approved the Reform Opinions of the Central Party school, and transmitted them to the whole party. During the period when he presided over the work of the Central Party school, Comrade Gao Yang attached great importance to the education of Marxist theory, encouraged cadres and students of the Party school to read more Marxist classics and improve their theoretical accomplishment; theoretical learning must be closely combined with practical work and flexibly used to guide practical activities; he respected knowledge, respected talents and paid close attention to Marxism

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