Su Yiran

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Su Yiran (苏毅然; 5 November 1918 – 7 June 2021) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. Born in Cangxi County, Sichuan, he joined the Communist movement in 1933 and the Chinese Communist Party in 1937. He took part in the Long March and studied at the Central Party School in Yan’an and at Yan’an Marxism Leninism College. He held various early posts in Hebei and later worked in Anhui and Shandong, rising through the ranks of the security and party organizations.

He served as vice governor of Anhui and later moved to Shandong, where he became vice governor in 1960. Persecuted during the Cultural Revolution, he was rehabilitated and returned to leadership roles. He was governor of Shandong from December 1979 to December 1982 and then party secretary of Shandong from December 1982 to June 1985. He was a member of the 11th and 12th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party and a delegate to the 10th National Congress. In 1987, he joined the Central Advisory Commission, serving until 1992.

Su Yiran died in Jinan, Shandong, on 7 June 2021, aged 102. He was married to Zhang Junliang. His education included the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party and Yan’an Marxism Leninism College. He served in the Chinese Red Army from 1933 to 1945, including the Long March.