Wu Jianchang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Jianchang
吴建常
Vice-Minister of Metallurgical Industry
In office December 1997 – March 1998
Leader	Liu Qi (minister)
Personal details
Born	(1939-06-02)2 June 1939 Changsha, Hunan, China
Died	19 November 2018(2018-11-19) (aged 79) Xiehe Hospital, Beijing, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse	Deng Lin ​ ​ (m. 1973; died 2018)​
Relations	Deng Xiaoping (father-in-law) Zhuo Lin (mother-in-law)
Children	1
Alma mater	University of South China
Occupation	Politician, metallurgist, materials engineer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	吳建常
Simplified Chinese	吴建常
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Jiàncháng

Wu Jianchang (Chinese: 吴建常; 2 June 1939 – 19 November 2018) was a Chinese materials engineer, metallurgist, and politician who served as vice-minister of Metallurgical Industry in the 1990s.

Biography

Born in June 1939, Wu graduated from the University of South China. He was an engineer in the General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals from September 1964 to April 1984. Wu joined the newly established China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Corporation in 1984, becoming vice-general manager in April 1984 and general manager in August 1994. He was vice-minister of Metallurgical Industry between December 1997 and March 1998. He was vice-president of China Iron and Steel Industry Association (CISA) in 1999, and held that office until April 2011. He became honorary president of China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Association in April 2011, and served until his death.

Personal life

In 1973 Wu married Deng Lin (Chinese: 邓林), the eldest daughter of Deng Xiaoping. Their son, Wu Mengmeng (Chinese: 吴萌萌), was born in 1974.