Zhao Shoushan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Zhao Shoushan (simplified Chinese: 赵寿山; traditional Chinese: 趙壽山; pinyin: Zhào Shòushān; 12 November 1894 – 20 June 1965) was a KMT general and later Chinese Communist Party politician. He is the grandfather of Zhao Leji.

Zhao Shoushan

Career

Zhao Shoushan was born in Hu County, Shaanxi in 1894.

He joined the People's Liberation Army in 1948 and became Deputy Commanding Officer of the Northwestern Field Army in 1949. In 1949, Zhao also became Deputy Commanding Officer of the 1st Field Army.^[1]

After the foundation of the People's Republic of China, Zhao was the CCP Chairman of Qinghai from 1950 to 1952 and Governor of Shaanxi from 1952 to 1959. In 1965, he was a member of the National Defense Committee and subsequently becoming a member of the Standing Committee, National People's Congress.^[1]