Song Zhaosu

Song Zhaosu (Chinese: 宋照肃; pinyin: Sòng Zhàosù; March 1941 – 25 July 2022) was a Chinese politician.

Song Zhaosu
宋照肃
Chairman of Gansu Provincial People's Congress
In office 2003–2003
Preceded by	Lu Kejian
Succeeded by	Su Rong
Communist Party Committee Secretary of Gansu
In office January 2001 – August 2003
Preceded by	Sun Ying
Succeeded by	Su Rong
Governor of Gansu
In office January 1999 – January 2001
Preceded by	Sun Ying
Succeeded by	Lu Hao
Personal details
Born	March 1941 Nanyang County, Henan, China
Died	25 July 2022(2022-07-25) (aged 81) Shanghai, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Zhengzhou University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	宋照肃
Traditional Chinese	宋照肅
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sòng Zhàosù

Early life and education

He was born in Nanyang, Henan. He graduated from Zhengzhou University in 1964 and a year later joined the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Career

Song Zhaosu had started his political career as the head of the Organization Department of Zhoukou District Committee in Zhoukou, Henan province. Later on, he served as deputy secretary of the Shangshui County Committee and then was its magistrate and secretary of Taikang County. Following that he became a secretary of both Zhoukou and Xuchang 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.^[2] 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.^[1]

Death

On 25 July 2022, he died from an illness in Shanghai, at the age of 81.^[3]

References

1. 宋照肅简历. Sohu (in Chinese). 5 March 2002. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
2. 宋照肃当选中共甘肃省委书记 [Song Zhaosu was elected secretary of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee]. China Internet Information Center. Xinhua News Agency. 23 April 2002. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
3. 宋照肃同志逝世. Sohu (in Chinese). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

External links

• Song Zhaosu on the People's Daily

Government offices
Preceded by Sun Ying	Governor of Gansu 1999–2001	Succeeded by Lu Hao
Party political offices
Preceded by Sun Ying	Communist Party Committee Secretary of Gansu 2001–2003	Succeeded by Su Rong
Assembly seats
Preceded by Lu Kejian	Chairman of Gansu Provincial People's Congress 2003	Succeeded by Su Rong