Uyunqimg
Sign in to saveUyunqimg or Oyunchimeg/Oyunqemag (, , ; December 1942 – 30 April 2024) was a Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity. Between 2008 and 2013, she served as a vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the 10th and 11th National People's Congress, the national legislature. Between 2000 and 2003 Uyunqimg served as Chairwoman of Inner Mongolia. She is the highest-ranked woman of ethnic minority background to have served in the Chinese government in the history of the People's Republic.
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- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Chaoyang County
- Place of death
- Beijing
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Chinese Communist Party
- Languages spoken
- Mongolian
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Uyunqimg or Oyunchimeg/Oyunqemag (, , ; December 1942 – 30 April 2024) was a Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity. Between 2008 and 2013, she served as a vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the 10th and 11th National People's Congress, the national legislature. Between 2000 and 2003 Uyunqimg served as Chairwoman of Inner Mongolia. She is the highest-ranked woman of ethnic minority background to have served in the Chinese government in the history of the People's Republic.
== Biography == Originally from Beipiao, Liaoning, she entered the workforce in August 1964, and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in July 1966. She graduated from Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology in 1960 and Inner Mongolia Communist Party School in 1964.
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