Zhao Xuemin

Zhao became a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1969 and obtained his degree from the Chinese Department of Yan'an University. That year, he was employed as a farmer in Chunxing Village, Jiaqu Commune, Pucheng County, Shaanxi Province, and held the position of village Party branch secretary. In 1970, he assumed the roles of clerk and deputy secretary of the Party committee for Longyang Commune in Pucheng County. In 1972, he was designated as the deputy director of the Pubicity Department of the Pucheng County Committee. In 1975, he was assigned to the Rural Work Department of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee as a cadre.^[2]

In 1977, Zhao relocated to Gansu Province, where he held successive positions as deputy director of the Secretariat of the General Office of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, deputy director of the Secretariat of the General Office of the Gansu Provincial People's Government, deputy director of the General Office, and Deputy Secretary-General of the provincial government.^[3]

In 1986, Zhao was designated Secretary-General of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Beginning in 1989, he held the positions of member of the Standing Committee and Secretary-General of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, while also serving as the Director of the Party Building Office of the Provincial Party Committee.^[4] In 1991, he was appointed to the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and served as Secretary of the Nanping Prefectural Committee of the CCP. In 1994, he was designated as the Minister of the Publicity Department of the Fujian Provincial CCP Committee. Since 1996, he has held the position of a member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial CCP Committee and Secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party [zh].^[5][6]

In 1999, Zhao ascended to the position of Deputy Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the CCP while concurrently fulfilling the role of Party Secretary of Fuzhou.^[7] In 2000, he persisted in his role as Deputy Secretary of the CCP Fuzhou Provincial Committee. In 2003, he was appointed to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, where he held the positions of Party Leadership Group member and deputy director.^[8]