About Xu Shousheng
Lived 1953 – 2020 (aged 67). Xu Shousheng was a Chinese politician.
Xu Shousheng (; 23 January 1953 – 5 December 2020) was a Chinese politician. He was the Party Secretary of Hunan from 2013 to 2016. He served as the governor of Hunan and Gansu provinces.
Biography Xu was born in Rudong County, Jiangsu. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in October 1973, and is an alumnus of Southeast University, though it is not clear when he graduated.
He was transferred from Jiangsu to Gansu in September 2001 when he was appointed to head the Gansu provincial organization department. In January 2003 he was named executive vice governor of Gansu.
He died of illness in Nanjing on December 5, 2020.
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Governor of Hunan and Gansu provinces (1953-2020)
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Xu Shousheng was born on 23 January 1953 in Rudong County.
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Xu Shousheng died on 5 December 2020 in China, Jiangsu, Nanjing.
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