Four female Chinese vice premiers since 1949

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Wu Guixian was elected to the Central Committee of the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1969, member of the Central Committee of the 10th CPC National Congress in 1973, and an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee at the First Plenary Session of the 10th CPC National Congress. She served as vice premier of the State Council in 1975. Wu was chosen as vice premier by Mao Zedong. In this picture, Wu Guixian (R) meets with Zhang Yufeng, secretary of Mao Zedong.