Tan Qilong

Tan Qilong
谭启龙
Party Secretary of Sichuan
In office
March 1980  February 1983
Preceded byZhao Ziyang
Succeeded byYang Rudai
Party Secretary of Qinghai
In office
1977–1979
Preceded byLiu Xianquan
Succeeded byLiang Buting
Party Secretary of Zhejiang
In office
May 1973  February 1977
Preceded byNan Ping
Succeeded byTie Ying
In office
September 1952  August 1954
Preceded byTan Zhenlin
Succeeded byJiang Hua
Party Secretary of Shandong
In office
March 1961  February 1967
Preceded byZeng Xisheng
Succeeded byWang Xiaoyu
Personal details
BornJanuary 3, 1913
Yongxin County, Jiangxi, China
DiedJanuary 22, 2003(2003-01-22) (aged 90)
Jinan, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseYan Yongjie (严永洁)

Tan Qilong (Chinese: ; 3 January 1913 – 22 January 2003) was a politician in the People's Republic of China. Over his long career, he served as the Communist Party Chief, and the top government official, of four different provinces: Zhejiang (twice), Shandong, Qinghai, and Sichuan. He also served as Governor of Zhejiang, Shandong, and Qinghai.

Tan was born in Yongxin County, Jiangxi province on 3 January 1913 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1933. He was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution but was rehabilitated in 1970 and served in Fujian province. He died on 22 January 2003 in Jinan, Shandong.