Yang Qiulai

The Honourable 	The Honourable
Yang Qiulai 	Yang Qiulai
杨秋来 	杨秋来
3rd Prime Minister of the Kingdom of CraftiaElections: 1861, 1862, 1865, 1868, 1871	3rd Prime Minister of the Kingdom of CraftiaElections: 1861, 1862, 1865, 1868, 1871
In office 	In office
5 March 1861 – 22 September 1873 	5 March 1861 – 22 September 1873
Monarch 	Narrala
Deputy 	Liu ZhongJin HuanboShigeaki Okuda
Preceded by 	Tan Yan'an
Succeeded by 	Jin Huanbo
4th Leader of the Opposition 	4th Leader of the Opposition
In office 	In office
18 July 1859 – 4 March 1861 	18 July 1859 – 4 March 1861
Prime Minister 	Tan Yan'an
Deputy 	Liu Zhong
Preceded by 	Tan Yan'an
Succeeded by 	Tan Yan'an
2nd Leader of the Liberal Party 	2nd Leader of the Liberal Party
In office 	In office
18 July 1859 – 22 September 1873 	18 July 1859 – 22 September 1873
Deputy 	Liu ZhongJin HuanboShigeaki Okuda
Preceded by 	Chen Shangsun
Succeeded by 	Jin Huanbo
Minister for Foreign Affairs 	Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 	In office
17 March 1854 – 17 July 1859 	17 March 1854 – 17 July 1859
Prime Minister 	Chen Shangsun
Preceded by 	Zhan Liujin
Succeeded by 	Lan Wei
Minister for Defence 	Minister for Defence
In office 	In office
31 October 1850 – 16 March 1854 	31 October 1850 – 16 March 1854
Prime Minister 	Chen Shangsun
Preceded by 	Rui Zheng
Succeeded by 	Edmund Leng
Member of the Craftian National Parliamentfor Tangyuan 	Member of the Craftian National Parliamentfor Tangyuan
In office 	In office
3 February 1850 – 22 September 1873 	3 February 1850 – 22 September 1873
Preceded by 	New seat
Succeeded by 	Ma Yinjiang
Personal details 	Personal details
Born 	20 June 1794Jebsten, Empire of Reatina
Died 	22 September 1873 (aged 81)Kantella, Kingdom of Craftia
Political party 	Liberal
Spouse(s) 	Cai Weiyuan (m. 1819–1873)
Children 	6
Alma mater 	Craftian National Military AcademyCraftian Liberal College
Religion 	Buddhism
Yang Qiulai (Chinese: 杨秋来, pinyin: Yáng Qiūlái; 20 June 1794 – 22 September 1873) was a Craftian military leader, diplomat, politician and statesman who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Craftia, from 1861 to his death in 1873. He was the longest-serving democratically elected Craftian leader in history until Susan Szuslik's term as President of Craftia from 2026 to 2039, more than 150 years later.