Longwen (隆文, ?–1841) was a grand chancellor of the Irgen Gioro clan and the Manchu Plain Red Banner during Daoguang era.
Biography Longwen's ancestor Dalbangga of Yarhū became a member of Nurhaci's tribal forces during the founding of the Manchu Khannate. Longwen obtained the Jinshi degree in 1808 and was selected as a student (庶吉士) in the Hanlin Academy. After initially serving as an official in the Ministry of Justice, he was dismissed for an offense but later reinstated and appointed a Lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. He was subsequently promoted to the position of Grand Secretariat Academician (內閣學士) and served as Imperial Resident in Tibet (駐藏大臣) during the Daoguang emperor's reign. He later held the offices of Deputy Minister of Personnel, Deputy Minister of Revenue, Minister of Justice, Minister of War, and Grand Councillor. He was also repeatedly assigned as an imperial commissioner to investigate important judicial cases. During the First Opium War, Longwen and General Yishan jointly directed military affairs in Guangdong, but the two disagreed on policies and military procedures. Shortly after arriving in Guangdong, Longwen fell ill and died with frustration and anxiety. He was posthumously awarded the name Duanyi (端毅, "Upright and Resolute").Draft History of Qing Volume 373：「隆文，伊爾根覺羅氏，滿洲正紅旗人。嘉慶十三年進士，選庶吉士，散館改刑部主事。坐事罷職，捐复，授翰林院侍講。累擢內閣學士。道光中，充駐藏大臣。歷吏部、戶部侍郎，左都御史，刑部、兵部尚書，軍機大臣。屢奉使出讞獄。偕奕山督師廣東，意不相合，甫至，病，憂憤而卒，諡端毅。」
His counsins Longyun (隆雲) and Longrui (隆濬) were also Jinshi graduates.
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