Lu Guanqiu
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Lu Guanqiu (Template:Zh;17 January 1945 – 25 October 2017) was a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, and the founder of Wanxiang Group. He was the 18th richest person in China, according to the Hurun Report China Rich List 2013,[1] the 286th richest person in the world,[2] and reportedly the richest person in Zhejiang Province. He was a delegate to the Chinese National People's Congress.[3]
Early life
Lu was born in January 1945 in Xiaoshan,[4][5] Hangzhou, Zhejiang, into a peasant family. When he was 15 years old, he dropped out of school and became an ironsmith.
Career
In July 1969, he co-founded a factory with six other farmers, producing small agricultural machines.[6] Lu later developed his factory into the present Wanxiang Group. It eventually became a large manufacturing conglomerate and a leading producer of automobile facilities and components.[7]
Lu was the president of the board of the Wanxiang Group. Their headquarters are in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Lu was also a part-time professor for the EMBA program at Zhejiang University.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He also was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
According to the Forbes China Rich List (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Lu was ranked No. 33 with 13.13 billion Chinese Yuan (approximately US$ 1.87 billion).[8] Lu was the richest individual living in Zhejiang Province.[9]
Personal life
Lu was married, with four children, and lived in Hangzhou.[10] He died on 25 October 2017, aged 72.[11]
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External links
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- 1945 births
- 2017 deaths
- Billionaires from Zhejiang
- Businesspeople from Hangzhou
- Zhejiang University alumni
- Academic staff of Zhejiang University
- Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress
- Delegates to the 10th National People's Congress
- Delegates to the 11th National People's Congress