Zhou Zijian () (April 1, 1914 – March 24, 2003) was the governor and Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee Secretary for Anhui Province in the People's Republic of China from 1981 to 1983 and 1982 to 1983, respectively.

Biography

Zhou was born on April 1, 1914. In 1930, he left his home in Linquan County, Anhui and traveled to Beiping to study and participate in the student movement there. In 1932, he participated in a peripheral organization of the Chinese Communist Party, the Great Anti-Imperialist Alliance, for which he undertook underground communications work. In January 1936, Zhou formally joined the Communist Party. From 1940 to 1946, he worked in the Xi'an office of the

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, and became the office's section chief and then office chief. Under an atmosphere of White Terror, Zhou completed every assignment put before him. For this, he received praise and affirmation from Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Ren Bishi, and other central leaders. In April 1947, he was transferred to the secretariat of the United Front Work Department, where he became vice-head of the department, and then the department head. In January 1949, Zhou was one of four members selected to be sent in advance to Beiping to participate in preparations for the new

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that was to occur. He was in charge of receiving Zhongnanhai and Beijing restaurants. In 1950, Zhou was transferred to the Government Administration Council, the predecessor to the

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, where he was appointed vice-director of the secretariat, vice-chief of the administration bureau, and the first secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the administration bureau. In 1952, he was transferred to the first Ministry of Machine Building, where he became bureau chief, assistant to the Minister, Vice-Minister, and finally Minister. In 1981, Zhou became governor and Party Secretary for Anhui province. In 1983, he accepted an appointment to be a special advisor to the State Planning Commission. Zhou was an alternate member of the

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, and a member of the 12th Central Committee. Zhou died on March 24, 2003.

References

1914 births 2003 deaths Chinese Communist Party politicians from Anhui Politicians from Fuyang People's Republic of China politicians from Anhui Governors of Anhui Members of the Central Advisory Commission {{China-politician-stub