Ling Yun, Chinese politician
Ling Yun (Chinese: 凌云; 29 June 1917 – 15 March 2018), born as Wu Peilin (吴沛霖), was a politician of the People's Republic of China, who served as the first Minister of State Security, from June 1983 (officially from July 1) to September 1985.A protégé of General Luo Ruiqing, he headed the 1st Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security during the early Maoist years, dealing with suppression of political, ethnic and religious opponents of the Communist Party.