Li Jun (diplomat)

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Li Jun
Born1892
DiedMay 23, 1948
Alma materUniversity of Liverpool
Political partyKuomintang

Li Jun (Chinese: 李骏; pinyin: Lǐ Jùn; 1892–1948), also written Li Chun, courtesy name Hsien-chang (Chinese: 显章)[1] was a diplomat of the Republic of China and a member of the Kuomintang.[2]

Biography[edit]

In his early years, Li Jun studied at the National University in Shanghai, Nanyang College, and Beijing Taxation School. Later he went to study in the United Kingdom and France and received a master's degree from the University of Liverpool. Later, he successively served as the Deputy Consul of the Republic of China in Paris, Second Secretary of the Embassy in France, Consul-General in Singapore, Consul-General in Canada, and Consul-General in Paris.[2]

From 1934 to 1944, he served as the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China in Peru. After returning to China, he served as Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The following year, he was appointed as the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China in Denmark. He died in office in 1948.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bell, Henry Thurburn Montagne (1939). The China Year Book (in Chinese). North China Daily News & Herald.
  2. ^ a b c 中国国民党百年人物全书 [A Complete Book of Centenary Figures of the Chinese Kuomintang] (in Chinese). 团结出版社. 2005.
Political offices
Preceded by
Wei Tze-ching
Ambassador of China to Peru
March 2, 1934December 20, 1944
Succeeded by
Preceded by
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Minister of China to Denmark
1945May 28, 1948
Succeeded by
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