Lei Jieqiong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lei Jieqiong

Chinese sociologist, activist, and politician

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1905

Place of Birth: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Date of Death: 09-Jan-2011

Profession: politician, sociologist

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Lei Jieqiong (Chinese: ???; Wade–Giles: Lei Chieh-ch'iung; 12 September 1905 – 9 January 2011), also known as Kit King Lei, was a Chinese sociologist, activist, and politician.
Educated in the United States, she taught at Yenching University, China University of Political Science and Law, and Peking University in Beijing, and Soochow University, St.
John's University, University of Shanghai, and Aurora University in Shanghai.
She was a cofounder of Zhongzheng University in Jiangxi during the Second Sino-Japanese War. She co-founded the China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD), one of the eight legally recognized non-Communist parties in China.
After performing manual labour during the Cultural Revolution, she served as Vice-Mayor of Beijing (1977–1983), Vice-President of the All-China Women's Federation, Vice-Chair of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1986–1988), Vice-Chair of the National People's Congress (1988–1998), and Chair of the CAPD (1987–1997).