Tan Shaowen

Tan Shaowen
谭绍文
Party Secretary of Tianjin
In office
September 1989  February 1993
Preceded byLi Ruihuan
Succeeded byNie Bichu
Chairman of the CPPCC Municipal Committee of Tianjin
In office
May 1988  April 1990
Preceded byWu Zhen (吴振)
Succeeded byLiu Jinfeng (刘晋峰)
Personal details
Born(1929-07-04)July 4, 1929
Xinjin County, Sichuan, China
DiedFebruary 3, 1993(1993-02-03) (aged 63)
Tianjin, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Tan Shaowen (Chinese: 谭绍文; July 4, 1929 – February 3, 1993) was a Chinese politician. He served as the Communist Party Chief and top leader of the direct-controlled municipality of Tianjin, and was a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, one of the most powerful political bodies in the People's Republic of China. However, he died in 1993 before completing the full term of his office.