Peng Zhen

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Peng Zhen
彭真
Peng in 1945
4th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office June 17, 1983 – April 8, 1988
Preceded by	Ye Jianying
Succeeded by	Wan Li
1st Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
In office March 1980 – May 1983
Preceded by	Office Created
Succeeded by	Chen Pixian
First Secretary of the Beijing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
In office December 13, 1948 – May 1966
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Li Xuefeng
Personal details
Born	(1902-10-12)October 12, 1902 Houma, Shanxi, China
Died	April 26, 1997(1997-04-26) (aged 94) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1923–1997)
Spouse	Zhang Jieqing

Peng Zhen (pronounced [pʰə̌ŋ ʈʂə́n]; October 12, 1902 – April 26, 1997) was a leading member of the Chinese Communist Party. He led the party organization in Beijing following the victory of the Communists in the Chinese Civil War in 1949, but was purged during the Cultural Revolution for opposing Mao's views on the role of literature in relation to the state. He was rehabilitated under Deng Xiaoping in 1982 along with other 'wrongly accused' officials, and became the inaugural head of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.