page_title: Henan University
section_title: Government and politics
hierarchical_section_title: Henan University / Notable alumni / Government and politics
caption_attribution_description: Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta poses for photos with China’s Minister of National Defense Gen. Liang Guanglie to the Pentagon, May 7, 2012. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley)
context_page_description: Henan University is one of the oldest public and key universities in China. It was founded in 1912. In the beginning, its name was the Preparatory School for Further Study in Europe and America. In 1942, its name was changed to National Henan University. After the People's Republic of China was founded, the name Henan University was restored in 1984.
  Henan University is a comprehensive university with 12 branches of learning: agriculture, economics, education, engineering, history, law, liberal arts, management, medicine, philosophy and science. In 2016, the University was selected in the Plan 111, a key project initiated by the Chinese Ministry of Education. In 2017, The Chinese Ministry of Education granted it Double First Class status in biology.
  By the end of 2018, Henan University had three campuses. Two campuses are located in Kaifeng, a famous historic city which was the capital of China during seven different dynasties. The other is located in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province and one of the National Central Cities in China. All the campuses cover a total area of 2,200,000 square meters with a room space of 1,470,000 square meters.
context_section_description: Liang Guanglie (梁光烈), Minister of PRC National Defense
  Wang Quanshu (王全书), Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's Henan Committee
  Yuan Baohua (袁宝华), President of Renmin University of China
  Wang Guoquan (王国全), Ambassador of China to East Germany, Poland, Australia and Italy
caption: Liang Guanglie (former Minister of Defence, 2008–2013)
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