In 1954, the "State Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China" was established in China, which was formerly known as the **People's **State Planning Commission) established in 1952, and its main responsibility is to plan the comprehensive economy. In the era of the planned economy, the "State Planning Commission" (State Planning Commission) undertook an important mission. With the transformation of the country's economic system, the functions of this body also changed, and it was later reorganized into the State Development Planning Commission.
Today we are going to talk about An Zhiwen, who served as vice chairman of the State Development Planning Commission. An Zhiwen was born in Zizhou, Shaanxi Province in 1919, and was influenced by his brother to join the revolutionary cause when he was a teenager. In 1936, at the age of 17, he joined the Communist Youth League, went to Yan'an to study at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, and joined the Communist Party of China in April 1937.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, An Zhiwen was sent to Suide to serve as the secretary general of the prefectural committee, and then entered the Northwest Bureau as a secretary. During his tenure in the Northwest Bureau, he participated in the anti-Japanese propaganda work in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region and contributed to the defense of the border area. In 1945, An Zhiwen ushered in the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively worked in the Northeast Bureau and served as the deputy director of the Industry Department of the Northeast Administrative Committee, and made a lot of basic work for the development of heavy industry in the region. In 1952, An Zhiwen was transferred to the State Planning Commission and served as a member, and in 1958 he was promoted to deputy director, and also served as deputy director of the Northwest Third Line Construction Committee. In the era of the planned economy, he made outstanding contributions to the country's economic development.
However, with the advent of the "Cultural Revolution" period, An Zhiwen was also suppressed and **, dismissed from relevant positions and monitored and restrained. It was not until 1975 that the authorities lifted the surveillance of him and sent him to Xi'an. During that time, although he regained his freedom, he did not return to his organizational life, and kept writing to his superiors hoping for recovery.
In 1977, An Zhiwen received the care of his superiors, made a comeback, and was transferred to Jilin to serve as the deputy director of the Jilin Revolutionary Committee, and then successively served as the first deputy minister and minister of the Sixth Ministry of Machinery Industry. An Zhiwen, a senior expert in the field of economics, is well aware of China's economic construction and development. In his later years, he was appointed as the deputy director of the National Economic System Reform Commission, and continued to contribute to the country's economic development.
After his retirement, An Zhiwen was hired as a member of the ** Advisory Committee and spent his later years in Beijing. Until his death in 2017 at the age of 98. It is worth mentioning that An Zhiwen's elder brother An Ziwen once served as the head of the **Organization Department. An Ziwen's daughter An Li is An Zhiwen's niece. An Li has served as the deputy mayor of Xiamen and the general manager of China Huaqing Industrial Company.
She married Hu Deping, the son of ***, but the relationship between the two later broke down and finally chose to divorce.