Zhao Shucong

Zhao Shucong is a Chinese politician who served as director of State Forestry Bureau from 2012 to 2015.
Zhao was a representative of the 14th [National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party|14th], 16th, 17th, and 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress. He was a member of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese [People's Political Consultative Conference].

Early life and education

Zhao was born in Zhucheng County, Shandong, in March 1955. He was a barefoot doctor in his home-county between June 1969 and April 1972. Then he enrolled at Shandong Medical College, where he majored in medicine. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1973.

Career

After college in 1975, Zhao stayed for teaching.
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. In January 1986, he became deputy party secretary, rising to party secretary in August 1992.
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. He rose to party secretary, the top political position in the city, in February 2001. His first foray into a prefectural leadership role. 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.
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.