Ling yun biography

Chinese politician

For other people named Ling Yun, see Ling Yun (disambiguation).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ling.

Ling Yun (Chinese: 凌云; 29 June – 15 March ), born as Wu Peilin (吴沛霖), was a politician of the People's Republic of China, who served as the first Minister of State Security, from June (officially from July 1) to September ^[1]

A protégé of General Luo Ruiqing, he headed the 1st Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security during the early Maoist years, dealing with suppression of political, ethnic and religious opponents of the Communist Party.

Biography

Ling Yun was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang on 29 June He joined the Chinese Communist Party in April and became a guerrilla fighter in Shanxi Province. He received military training at the "Shanxi Youth Officers School", run by warlord Yan Xishan, who, at the time, was working together with the Communists to oppose the Japanese invasion.

Later, he moved to neighboring Sha