He Shaochuan

He Shaochuan (, May 1938 – January 22, 2019), a Chinese politician and author from Quanzhou, Fujian, who used the pseudonym Xiao Quan. He previously held the positions of Deputy Party Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Vice Chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Biography In September 1956, He commenced his studies in Chinese Language and Literature at the Department of Chinese, Xiamen University. In February 1959, he commenced his career as a teaching assistant at the university and thereafter served as a cadre in the university's Party Committee Publicity Department. In September 1962, he was reassigned to serve as an editor at Fujian Daily.

Beginning in June 1976, he held successive positions as Head of the General Editor's Office, deputy director of the Industry and Commerce Department, and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Fujian Daily. In August 1983, he was designated as the minister of the Publicity Department of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Beginning in June 1985, he held the positions of member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, minister of the Publicity Department, and chairman of the Fujian Provincial Federation of Social Sciences. In July 1994, he was elevated to Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee while concurrently serving as Chairman of the Federation of Social Sciences.

Since December 1994, he has concurrently held the position of president of the Fujian Party School. Since April 1996, he also assumed the role of Head of the Publicity Department and served as a Special Advisor to the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Fujian Committee.

In February 2001, he assumed the roles of vice chairman and deputy secretary of the leading party group of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, while also serving as a special advisor to the CCPIT Fujian Committee. Beginning in March 2003, he held the position of deputy director of the Committee for Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese, as well as President of the Fujian Yanhuang Culture Research Association. Since April 2008, he has simultaneously held the position of Honorary President of the Fujian Disabled Persons’ Federation.

He served as a delegate to the 8th and 9th National People's Congress, was a member of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and participated in the 10th National Committee of the CPPCC.

He Shaochuan died in Fuzhou on January 22, 2019, at the age of 82.