Xu Shousheng

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xu.

Xu Shousheng (Chinese: 徐守盛; pinyin: Xú Shǒushèng; born January 1953) is a Chinese politician. He is the former Communist Party Secretary of Hunan province. He previously served as the Governor of Hunan and Gansu provinces.[1]

Biography[edit]

Xu was born in Nantong, Jiangsu. He joined the Communist Party of China in October 1973, and is an alumnus of Southeast University, though it is not clear when he graduated.[1] He was transferred from Jiangsu to Gansu in 2001 when he was appointed to head the Communist Party of China's Gansu Provincial Committee organization department.[1]

Xu Shousheng was first appointed as Governor of Gansu in January 2007.[1] He was re-elected by the Gansu Provincial People's Congress on January 26, 2008.[1]

As Governor of Gansu, Xu was responsible for the personnel, environmental, economic, political and foreign policy of the province.[1] The Governorship ranks second in the province behind the Communist Party of China Provincial Committee Secretary. In 2013, he became provincial party chief.[1] In August 2016, he was relieved of his position as party chief of Hunan.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Zhou Qiang
Communist Party Secretary of Hunan
2013 – 2016
Succeeded by
Du Jiahao
Political offices
Preceded by
Zhou Qiang
Governor of Hunan
2010 – 2013
Succeeded by
Du Jiahao
Preceded by
Lu Hao
Governor of Gansu
2007 – 2010
Succeeded by
Liu Weiping