Xu Guangchun
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Xu Guangchun (
Communist Party Secretary of Henan
province between 2004 and 2009.
Biography
Xu Guangchun was born in
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
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 was 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.
References
- ^ Obituary｜Xu Guangchun former secretary of the Henan Provincional Party Committee, passed away. Red Boat Magazine, 21 October 2022. (in Chinese)
External links
- Biography of Xu Guangchun, Xinhua News Agency. (in Chinese)
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