He was born in Wuxi in Jiangsu Province, but his father's family came from Shangyu in Zhejiang Province. In 1938 he and his families moved into the Shanghai French Concession where he attended a school run by French Jesuits. In 1946–1950 he studied electric mechanics at the Aurora University in Shanghai. Upon graduation in 1950, he worked for the Foreign Liaison Department of the central committee of the Communist Youth League of China. In 1952, he attended the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland as a member of the Chinese sports delegation. In 1955, he was reassigned to the National Sports Commission of the PRC (now the State General Administration of Sports of the PRC). In 1964, he became the deputy secretary general of the Chinese Gymnastics Association, later served as the secretary general of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the head of the secretariat of the All-China Sports Federation. In 1979, he was promoted to the deputy secretary general of the All-China Sports Federation and the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC). He served as the secretary general of COC between 1982 and 1986, vice president between 1986 and 1989, and the president of COC between 1989 and 1994.
He was elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1981.[citation needed] In 1985, he was elected to the executive board of IOC, and subsequently served three 5-year terms (1985–1989, 1994–1998, 1999–2003). He was elected the vice-president of the IOC in 1989, and served one term (1989–1993) and became an honorary member in 2010.
^. Xinhua News Agency. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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zhenliang, chinese, 何振梁, december, 1929, january, 2015, chinese, politician, diplomat, served, vice, president, international, olympic, committee, chairman, international, olympic, committee, culture, olympic, education, commission, president, chinese, olympic. He Zhenliang Chinese 何振梁 29 December 1929 4 January 2015 was a Chinese politician and diplomat He served as vice president of the International Olympic Committee the chairman of the International Olympic Committee s Culture and Olympic Education Commission the president of the Chinese Olympic Committee and an executive of the Organizing Committee for the 2008 Summer Olympics He ZhenliangVice President of the International Olympic CommitteeIn office 1989 1993PresidentJuan Antonio SamaranchPresident of the Chinese Olympic CommitteeIn office 1989 1994Preceded byLi MenghuaSucceeded byWu ShaozuPersonal detailsBorn 1929 12 29 29 December 1929Wuxi Jiangsu ChinaDied4 January 2015 2015 01 04 aged 85 Beijing ChinaPolitical partyChinese Communist PartySpouseLiang LijuanChildren2Alma materAurora UniversityOccupationsports administratorHe was born in Wuxi in Jiangsu Province but his father s family came from Shangyu in Zhejiang Province In 1938 he and his families moved into the Shanghai French Concession where he attended a school run by French Jesuits In 1946 1950 he studied electric mechanics at the Aurora University in Shanghai Upon graduation in 1950 he worked for the Foreign Liaison Department of the central committee of the Communist Youth League of China In 1952 he attended the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Finland as a member of the Chinese sports delegation In 1955 he was reassigned to the National Sports Commission of the PRC now the State General Administration of Sports of the PRC In 1964 he became the deputy secretary general of the Chinese Gymnastics Association later served as the secretary general of the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the head of the secretariat of the All China Sports Federation In 1979 he was promoted to the deputy secretary general of the All China Sports Federation and the Chinese Olympic Committee COC He served as the secretary general of COC between 1982 and 1986 vice president between 1986 and 1989 and the president of COC between 1989 and 1994 He was elected to the International Olympic Committee IOC in 1981 citation needed In 1985 he was elected to the executive board of IOC and subsequently served three 5 year terms 1985 1989 1994 1998 1999 2003 He was elected the vice president of the IOC in 1989 and served one term 1989 1993 and became an honorary member in 2010 He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1954 In 1988 he served as a delegate to the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference CPPCC In 1993 he was appointed to the standing committee of CPPCC and the vice commissioner of Physical Education and Sport of CPPCC citation needed He Zhenliang died on 4 January 2015 aged 85 1 References edit China s former IOC member He Zhenliang dies Xinhua News Agency 4 January 2015 Archived from the original on January 4 2015 Retrieved 4 January 2015 External links editIOC profile BOCOG profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title He Zhenliang amp oldid 1190915279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
