Zhao Shucong
Zhao Shucong (Chinese: 赵树丛; born March 1955) is a Chinese politician who served as director of State Forestry Bureau from 2012 to 2015.[1][2] Zhao was a representative of the 14th, 16th, 17th, and 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[3] He was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[4] He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress.[3] He was a member of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[3] Early life and educationZhao was born in Zhucheng County (now Zhucheng), Shandong, in March 1955.[3] He was a barefoot doctor (赤脚医生) in his home-county between June 1969 and April 1972.[3] Then he enrolled at Shandong Medical College (now Shandong University), where he majored in medicine.[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1973.[3] CareerAfter college in 1975, Zhao stayed for teaching.[3] In August 1985, Zhao became a standing committee member of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and was appointed head of the Publicity Department.[3] In January 1986, he became deputy party secretary, rising to party secretary in August 1992.[3] Zhao was deputy party secretary and mayor of Tai'an in December 1997 before being assigned to the similar position in Anqing, Anhui in December 1998.[3] He rose to party secretary, the top political position in the city, in February 2001.[3] His first foray into a prefectural leadership role.[3] He was elevated to vice governor of Anhui in January 2003 and three years later was admitted to standing committee member of the CCP Anhui Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[3] In April 2011, Zhao was transferred to Beijing and appointed deputy director of State Forestry Bureau, and eleven months later promoted to the director position.[3][5][6] References
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