Gang of Four

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In Chinese history, The Gang of Four (四人帮 Pinyin si4 ren2 bang1) was a group of Communist politicians based in Shanghai. They were among the main leaders of the Cultural Revolution. See Gang of Four (China).

Gang of Four is the name of a card game. The game requires wit, bluff and astute play which generates reversals of fortune that mirror the shifting politics of the Cultural Revolution period in Chinese history.

In British history, The Gang of Four were the four leading members of the Labour Party who left the party to found the rival Social Democratic Party in 1981. These were Shirley Williams, William Rodgers, Roy Jenkins and David Owen. The party was intended to 'break the mould' of adversarial British politics. It eventually merged with the Liberal Party.

Gang of Four is a British rock band. See Gang of Four (band).

In software engineering, The Gang of Four (or GoF) are Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides, authors of the seminal book Design Patterns.

In Australian politics, the Gang of Four was a term commonly used by the media to describe Democrat Senators Meg Lees, Andrew Murray, Aden Ridgeway and John Cherry, after they controversially toppled party leader Natasha Stott Despoja.


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