Jia Zhijie (Chinese: 贾志杰; born 1935) is a retired politician of the People's Republic of China. He was born in Jilin Province. He graduated from the Moscow Petroleum Institute in 1960, the same year he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He served as governor of Gansu (1986–1993) and Hubei.[1]

As governor of Gansu, he defended the state's first eugenics law passed in 1989. About 1.2 percent of Gansu's 22 million people were intellectually disabled, the highest rate in China. Jia Zhijie stated that, "Insane, dull-witted and idiotic people must first complete sterilization operations before they can register for marriage. Some people say this is inhumane, but we think just the opposite is true."[2]

Political career

1998—2003 Deputy, 9th NPC
1997—2002 Member, 15th CCP, Central Committee
1994—2000 Secretary, CCP, Provincial Committee Hubei Province
1993—1993 Vice-Governor, People's Government Hubei Province
1993—1994 Deputy Secretary, CCP, Provincial Committee Hubei Province
1993—1993 Acting Governor, People's Government Hubei Province
1993—1994 Governor, People's Government Hubei Province
1992—1997 Member, 14th CCP, Central Committee
1987—1992 Member, 13th CCP, Central Committee
1986—1993 Governor, People's Government Gansu Province
1983—1986 Deputy Secretary, CCP, Provincial Committee Gansu Province
1960 Joined, CCP

References

  1. ^ "China Vitae : Biography of Jia Zhijie". www.chinavitae.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  2. ^ Wong, Jan (2011-02-04). Red China blues : my long march from Mao to now. [Toronto, Ontario]. ISBN 978-0-385-67436-2. OCLC 869812383.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Preceded byChen Guangyi Governor of Gansu 1986–1993 Succeeded byYan Haiwang


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