16 Facts About Gao Lingwei

Gao Lingwei ; was a Chinese politician during the late Qing dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Gao Lingwei successfully passed the Imperial examinations and was afterwards assigned to the province of Hubei for official appointment.

Gao Lingwei was the sub-director of the high school attached to Chin Hsin College, and superintendent of the Military Academy in Hubei.

Gao Lingwei participated in all these activities to the satisfaction of the Great Viceroy.

In 1909 Gao Lingwei was promoted to be the Provincial Treasurer, a very high provincial appointment at that time.

Gao Lingwei was relieved of these two posts in April 1914.

In 1915 Gao Lingwei was the High Advisor to the Office of the Tuchun of the Three Eastern Provinces.

In March 1922 Gao Lingwei was awarded the First Class Wenfu.

In June 1922 Gao Lingwei was relieved of the portfolio of the Interior Ministry.

In October 1922 Gao Lingwei was awarded the First Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho.

In October 1923 Gao Lingwei was appointed Premier of China.

Gao Lingwei held this position was held until January 1924, when he was appointed to be the Director General of the Customs Administration to succeed Sun Baoqi, who had been appointed as the Premier.

However, in October 1924, the armies of the warlord Feng Yuxiang overthrew President Cao Kun, and Gao Lingwei fled to Tianjin, and from there to Shanghai.

In 1926, Gao Lingwei returned from Shanghai to Tianjin, where he lived at the Japanese concession.

Gao Lingwei began cooperating with the Japanese secret services from 1930.

In 1935, Gao Lingwei was made a member of the Hebei-Chahar Political Council.