Gu Xiulian

Gu Xiulian (Chinese: 顾秀莲; pinyin: Gù Xiùlián; born December 1936) was one of the vice chairmen of standing committee of 10th National People's Congress of China. She served as the chairman of All-China Women's Federation. A native Nantong, Jiangsu Province, she received postgraduate education at central party school of CPC, and is a senior engineer. She joined Communist Party of China in September 1956, and was an alternate member of CPC's 11th central committee, and a full member of 12th - 15th central committee. She was the first female provincial governor in People's Republic of China.

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Preceded by Han Peixin	Governor of Jiangsu 1983-1989	Succeeded by Chen Huanyou