Song Baorui

Song Baorui
宋宝瑞
Governor of Sichuan
In office
1996–1999
Preceded by Xiao Yang
Succeeded by Zhang Zhongwei
Personal details
Born December 1937 (age 7879)
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Alma mater Tsinghua University
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Song.

Song Baorui (Chinese: 宋宝瑞; born December 1937) is a retired politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor of Sichuan province from 1996 to 1999.[1][2][3]

Biography

Song Baorui is a native of Shunyi County, Beijing. He was born in December 1937 and joined the Communist Party of China in December 1958.[1][2] From 1957 to 1963 he studied metallurgy at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and completed a graduate program at the metallurgy department of Tsinghua in 1966.[1]

From 1968 to 1975 Song worked as a technician at the Dongfang Boiler Factory and China Welding Material Company in Zigong, Sichuan province, rising through the ranks to become Chief Engineer in 1975 and General Manager in 1982.[1]

From 1983 to 1986 Song Baorui was the Deputy Communist Party Chief and then Communist Party Chief of Zigong City. He was transferred to the Sichuan provincial government in 1986 and became Deputy Party Chief of Sichuan in 1989, concurrently serving as Party Chief of provincial capital Chengdu from 1992 to 1993. In 1996 he was promoted to Governor of Sichuan province.[1] As governor he actively promoted Sichuan's opening up.[3]

Song was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and a full member of the 15th Central Committee.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 简历:全国政协委员宋宝瑞(中国共产党). Sohu (in Chinese). 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  2. 1 2 "Song Baorui". China Vitae. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  3. 1 2 Peter T. Y. Cheung; Jae Ho Chung; Chae-ho Chŏng; et al., eds. (1998). Provincial Strategies of Economic Reform in Post-Mao China: Leadership, Politics, and Implementation. M. E. Sharpe. pp. 381–2. ISBN 9780765621498.
Political offices
Preceded by
Xiao Yang
Governor of Sichuan
1996–1999
Succeeded by
Zhang Zhongwei
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