Song Zhaosu (; March 1941 – 25 July 2022) was a Chinese politician.
Early life and education
He was born in
Nanyang, Henan. He graduated from
Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou University (), colloquially known in Chinese as Zhèngdà () and abbreviated as ZZU is a public university located in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Zhengzhou University is the largest university in China in terms of number of students (a ...
in 1964 and a year later joined the
Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...
.
Career
Song Zhaosu had started his political career as the head of the
Organization Department of Zhoukou District Committee in
Zhoukou
Zhoukou (; Postal romanization, postal: Chowkow) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Henan province of China, province, China. It borders Zhumadian to the southwest, Xuchang and Luohe to the west, Kaifeng to the northwest, Shangqiu to the north ...
, Henan province. Later on, he served as deputy secretary of the
Shangshui County
Shangshui County () is a county in the east of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of Zhoukou
Zhoukou (; Postal romanization, postal: Chowkow) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Henan province of China, province, China. It b ...
Committee and then was its magistrate and secretary of
Taikang County
Taikang County (), formerly known as Yangjia County or Yangxia County, is a county in the north of Zhoukou prefecture-level city, in the east of Henan province, China. It is divided into 23 townships and 766 villages. The county is home to 1.43 mil ...
. Following that he became a secretary of both Zhoukou and
Xuchang
Xuchang (; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe to the southeast, and Pi ...
districts as well as of
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Political and Legal Committee of the Henan Provincial Party Committee. In 1988 he became a member of the Standing Committee and then was appointed vice-governor of his home province. Zhaosu was then appointed a governor and served there from 1999 to 2001 and from that year till 2003 was a Communist Party Committee Secretary of
Gansu. On 22 April 2002, he was elected as the secretary of the provincial party committee at the
10th meeting of the CCP Gansu Provincial Committee. From January 2003 to August of the same year, he served as the director of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial People's Congress. In August 2003, he served as deputy director of the 10th People's Congress Environment and Resources Protection Committee.
He also served as an alternate member of the
15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and was a member of its
16th Central Committee. In March 2005, he was elected as a member of the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in the Third Session of the 10th National People's Congress.
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Death
On 25 July 2022, he died from an illness in Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
, at the age of 81.
References
External links
Song Zhaosu
on the '' People's Daily''
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1941 births
2022 deaths
People from Nanyang, Henan
Zhengzhou University alumni
Vice-governors of Henan
Governors of Gansu
People's Republic of China politicians from Henan
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Henan
Members of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress
Alternate members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party