Qi Junzao

Qing dynasty official and calligrapher

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祁寯藻

Chief Grand CouncillorIn office
1852–1853Preceded bySaišanggaSucceeded byYixinIn office
1850–1851Preceded byMujanggaSucceeded bySaišanggaGrand CouncillorIn office
1841–1854Grand Secretary of the Tiren LibraryIn office
1850–1854Assistant Grand SecretaryIn office
1849–1850Minister of RevenueIn office
May 2, 1841 – July 11, 1850

Serving with Jingzheng (until 1845), Saišangga (since 1845)

Preceded byZhuo BingtianSucceeded bySun RuizhenMinistry of WarIn office
March 9, 1840 – May 2, 1841

Serving with Yucheng

Preceded byZhuo BingtianSucceeded byXu Naipu Personal detailsBornJuly 11, 1793
Shouyang County, Shanxi, Qing EmpireDiedOctober 22, 1866(1866-10-22) (aged 73)
BeijingNationalityQing EmpireOccupationpolitician, calligrapher

Qi Junzao (Chinese: 祁寯藻; July 11, 1793 – October 22, 1866) was a Chinese politician and calligrapher. Considered one of the "four great calligraphers" of the 1800s in China, he was also a prominent poet.^{[citation needed]} He later became leader of the Grand Council of the Qing dynasty's imperial court.

Qi Juanzao was Han Chinese and had special influence in the Daoguang and Xianfeng eras. He was an exponent of the Song school of Chinese poetry.^{[citation needed]}