Hu Sheng 胡绳 | |
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![]() Hu Sheng | |
Member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
In office 1982–1987 | |
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
In office 10 April 1988 – 13 March 1998 | |
Chairman | Li Xiannian Li Ruihuan |
President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | |
In office 1985–1998 | |
Preceded by | Hu Qiaomu |
Succeeded by | Li Tieying |
Personal details | |
Born | Suzhou, China | January 11, 1918
Died | November 5, 2000 Shanghai, China | (aged 82)
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Occupation | Politician, historian, writer |
Hu Sheng (11 January 1918 – 5 November 2000), was a Chinese Marxist theorist and historian. He was President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 1985 to 1998, and also served as Vice-Chairman of the seventh and eighth National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference[1] and member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]