Song Xiuyan (Chinese: 宋秀岩; pinyin: Sòng Xiùyán, born October 1955 in Tianjin) is a politician in the People's Republic of China and was the 17th Governor of Qinghai province in the China. Song was China's second female governor. She is currently the Vice-Chairman of the All-China Women's Federation.
She graduated from the Central Party School of Communist Party of China. Song's career was dominated by time in the Communist Youth League. After a long career in the provincial government of Qinghai in Northwest China, she was elected as Governor of the province on January 23, 2005. Following Gu Xiulian, who served as Governor of Jiangsu from 1983 to 1985, she is the second female Governor in China.
Ms. Song is an alternate member of CPC's 15th and 16th central committee and a full member of 17th central committee. She is married and has a son.
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| Preceded by Yang Chuantang |
Governor of Qinghai 2004 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Luo Huining |
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