Xu Guangchun

Xu Guangchun (Chinese: 徐光春; pinyin: Xú Guāngchūn; born November 1944) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the Communist Party Secretary of Henan province between 2004 and 2009.

Biography

Xu Guangchun was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang in November, 1944. Before he graduated from high school he went to work for the Hangzhou Daily newspaper as a reporter. He graduated from the Journalism Department of Renmin University of China in 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China in 1973. During this time he continued to work for local military publications, beginning in 1972 with the Anhui Production and Construction Corps, where he served as a reporter for Corps Soldiers Newspaper. In 1975 he began a seven-year stint with Xinhua News Agency's Anhui bureau. Seven years later he joined the Chinese Photographers Association and later chaired the Anhui Photojournalist Society. He was named to head Xinhua's Shanghai bureau in 1985, and the Beijing bureau in 1988.

In 1984 he held his first public office. Xu became the Secretary of the CPC Henan Committee in 2004, and inherited a Henan bureaucracy that underwent restructuring under Li Keqiang. During his term, he largely continued on Li's general policy direction. Xu was a member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees.

He has been chosen to host high-level foreign delegations, including an August, 2009 visit to Zhengzhou by seven lieutenant governors from Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota and Puerto Rico.

Xu was very active in journalist circles in China and has published a variety of books, including the Practical Manual for Amateur Photography, which was awarded the national Golden Key Award. He is married to Han Wufeng.

Xu left office as party chief of Henan in 2009, after having reached the typical retirement age for provincial-level officials of 65. He went on to sit on the National People's Congress Financial and Economic Affairs Committee until 2013.

External links

Biography of Xu Guangchun, Xinhua News Agency. (in Chinese)

Political offices
Preceded by Li Keqiang	Secretary of the CPC Henan Committee 2004–2009	Succeeded by Lu Zhangong
Preceded by Li Keqiang	Chairman of Henan People's Congress 2005–2010	Succeeded by Lu Zhangong

Political leaders of Henan since 1949
CPC Committee Secretaries	Zhang Xi Pan Fusheng Wu Zhipu Liu Jianxun Wen Minsheng Liu Jianxun Duan Junyi Liu Jie Yang Xizong Hou Zongbin Li Changchun Ma Zhongchen Chen Kuiyuan Li Keqiang Xu Guangchun Lu Zhangong Guo Gengmao Xie Fuzhan
Chairmen of the People's Congress	Hu Lijiao Liu Jie Zhao Wenfu Zhang Shude Lin Xiao Yang Xizong Li Changchun Ren Keli Li Keqiang Xu Guangchun Lu Zhangong Guo Gengmao Xie Fuzhan
Governors	Wu Zhipu Wen Minsheng Liu Jianxun Duan Junyi Liu Jie Dai Suli Yu Mingtao He Zhukang Cheng Weigao Li Changchun Ma Zhongchen Li Keqiang Li Chengyu Guo Gengmao Xie Fuzhan Chen Run'er
CPPCC Chairmen	Pan Fusheng Wu Zhipu Liu Jianxun Zhao Wenfu Wang Huayun Song Yuxi Yan Jimin Lin Yinghai Fan Qinchen Wang Quanshu Ye Dongsong

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