Xu Shouxuan

Xu Shouxuan
Xu Shouxuan
Chinese: 徐寿轩
Personal details
Born	1897; Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
Died	1985 (aged 87–88) ; Changchun, Jilin, China
Party	China Democratic League; Chinese Communist Party
Occupation	Politician

Xu Shouxuan (Chinese: 徐寿轩; 1897 – March 18, 1985) was a Chinese politician from Liaoyang, Liaoning, and a member of the China Democratic League. He held a number of administrative and political positions in both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China periods, and was active in economic administration and regional governance.^[1]

Biography

Xu Shouxuan was born in 1897 in Liaoyang, Liaoning. In his early years, he studied in Japan and graduated from the Department of Politics at University of Tokyo in 1920.^[2] He later continued his studies in France in 1929. After returning to China in 1937, he served as secretary-general of the headquarters of the Northeast Field Army command and took part in anti-Japanese activities.^[3] During this period, he also held positions including standing committee member of the Northeast National Salvation Association, design committee member of the General Political Department of the Military Commission of the Kuomintang government, and section chief in the Third Department. He additionally served as director of the Organization Department of the Chinese branch of the World Anti-Aggression Association.^[4]

In 1946, Xu joined the China Democratic League. In October of the same year, he moved to the Northeast Liberated Areas, where he was appointed a member of the Northeast Administrative Committee, director of the Northeast Institute of Social Investigation, and vice minister of health. During this period, he also joined the Chinese Communist Party.^[5]

After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Xu held a number of important posts, including deputy director and deputy secretary-general of the Finance and Economics Commission of the Government Administration Council of the People's Republic of China, as well as director of its General Office.^[6] He also served as deputy secretary-general of the central headquarters of the China Democratic League.^[7] At the regional level, he was appointed vice mayor of Changchun and later vice governor of Jilin Province.^[8] In addition, he served as vice chairman of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from its first to fourth terms, and as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Jilin Provincial People's Congress during its fifth term.^[9]

Xu was elected a deputy to the National People's Congress from the second to the fifth terms, and served as a member of the second Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[10] Within the China Democratic League, he was a member of the Central Standing Committee from the second to the fifth terms and served as chairman of the Jilin Provincial Committee from the first to the seventh terms.^[11]

Xu Shouxuan died in 1985 in Changchun, Jilin.^[12]

References

^ 中华人民共和国人物辞典 (1949-1989) (in Chinese). 中国经济出版社. 1989. p. 440. ISBN 978-7-5017-0400-2. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 周家珍 (2000). 20世纪中华人物名字号辞典 (in Chinese). 法律出版社. p. 946. ISBN 978-7-5036-2832-0. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 廖盖隆; 罗竹风; 范源 (1990). 中囯人名大辞典 (in Chinese). 上海辞书出版社. p. 1699. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 李盛平 (1989). 中国近现代人名大辞典 (in Chinese). 中国国际广播出版社. p. 570. ISBN 978-7-80035-227-0. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 秦国生; 胡治安 (1990). 中国民主党派历史, 政纲, 人物 (in Chinese). 山东人民出版社. p. 318. ISBN 978-7-209-00722-1. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 东北人物大辞典 (in Chinese). 辽宁人民出版社. 1992. p. 1393. ISBN 978-7-205-01622-7. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 徐为民 (1988). 中国共产党人名词典 (in Chinese). 辽宁教育出版社. p. 379. ISBN 978-7-5382-0703-3. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 长春市志: 政府志 (in Chinese). 吉林文史出版社. p. 358. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 郭沫若 (1982). 郭沫若全集: 文学编 (in Chinese). 人民文学出版社. p. 52. ISBN 978-7-02-000793-6. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 中华人民共和国大辞典 (in Chinese). 新华出版社. 1992. p. 1259. ISBN 978-7-5011-1174-9. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 中国民主党派工作辞典 (in Chinese). 黑龙江教育出版社. 1994. p. 386. ISBN 978-7-5316-2483-7. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ 郑福林 (1988). 中國革命和建设历史時期人物辞典 (in Chinese). 吉林人民出版社. p. 537. ISBN 978-7-206-00083-6. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[d335-1] 中华人民共和国人物辞典 (1949-1989) (in Chinese). 中国经济出版社. 1989. p. 440. ISBN 978-7-5017-0400-2. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[v382-2] 周家珍 (2000). 20世纪中华人物名字号辞典 (in Chinese). 法律出版社. p. 946. ISBN 978-7-5036-2832-0. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[d101-3] 廖盖隆; 罗竹风; 范源 (1990). 中囯人名大辞典 (in Chinese). 上海辞书出版社. p. 1699. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[z418-4] 李盛平 (1989). 中国近现代人名大辞典 (in Chinese). 中国国际广播出版社. p. 570. ISBN 978-7-80035-227-0. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[x325-5] 秦国生; 胡治安 (1990). 中国民主党派历史, 政纲, 人物 (in Chinese). 山东人民出版社. p. 318. ISBN 978-7-209-00722-1. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[c757-6] 东北人物大辞典 (in Chinese). 辽宁人民出版社. 1992. p. 1393. ISBN 978-7-205-01622-7. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[x917-7] 徐为民 (1988). 中国共产党人名词典 (in Chinese). 辽宁教育出版社. p. 379. ISBN 978-7-5382-0703-3. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[a468-8] 长春市志: 政府志 (in Chinese). 吉林文史出版社. p. 358. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[o134-9] 郭沫若 (1982). 郭沫若全集: 文学编 (in Chinese). 人民文学出版社. p. 52. ISBN 978-7-02-000793-6. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[y903-10] 中华人民共和国大辞典 (in Chinese). 新华出版社. 1992. p. 1259. ISBN 978-7-5011-1174-9. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[g252-11] 中国民主党派工作辞典 (in Chinese). 黑龙江教育出版社. 1994. p. 386. ISBN 978-7-5316-2483-7. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[n136-12] 郑福林 (1988). 中國革命和建设历史時期人物辞典 (in Chinese). 吉林人民出版社. p. 537. ISBN 978-7-206-00083-6. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[13] Note 1: Zhang Bojun was removed from the position of Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee and demoted to Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee.

[14] Note 2: Luo Longji was removed from the position of Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee and retained as a Member of the Central Committee.

[15] Shen Junru died in June 1963.

[16] Yang Mingxuan was elected Chairperson of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Fourth Central Committee in December 1963.

[17] Due to illness, Min Ganghou was replaced by acting Secretary-General Xu Shouxuan in 1961, and by acting Secretary-General Li Wenyi in July 1963. Min Ganghou resigned from the post of Secretary-General in December 1963.

[18] In December 1963, Hu Yuzhi, Vice Chairperson, was appointed concurrently as Secretary-General by the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League.

[19] In January 1987, the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee of the CDL elected Chu Tunan as Honorary Chairperson of the Central Committee.

[20] Note 1: Shi Liang passed away in September 1985.

[21] The 8th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee decided that Vice Chairperson Hu Yuzhi would serve as Acting Chairperson.

[22] Following the death of Hu Yuzhi in January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee selected Vice Chairperson Chu Tunan as Acting Chairperson.

[23] In December 1986, the 3rd Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee elected Chu Tunan as Chairperson of the Central Committee.

[24] Note: In January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee designated Fei Xiaotong as Executive Vice Chairperson.

[25] On 10 January 1987, the 14th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee unanimously designated Gao Tian as Executive Vice Chairperson.

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2nd Central Committee of the China Democratic League
February 1956 – December 1958
Chairperson	Shen Junru
Vice Chairpersons	~~Zhang Bojun~~^{[note 1]} ~~Luo Longji~~^{[note 2]} Ma Xulun Shi Liang Gao Chongmin
Secretary-General	Hu Yuzhi
Standing Committee Members	Qiu Zhe ~~Ye Duyi~~ Liu Qingyang Wu Han Li Wenyi Li Xiangfu ~~Shen Zhiyuan~~ Xin Zhichao Zhou Xinmin Zhou Jingwen Chen Wangdao Hu Yuzhi Xu Shouxuan ~~Ma Zhemin~~ Xu Jie Xu Guangping Guo Zechen ~~Guo Qiaoran~~ Peng Zemin ~~Zeng Zhaolun~~ Hua Luogeng ~~Fei Xiaotong~~ Min Ganghou Huang Yanpei ~~Huang Yaomian~~ Yang Mingxuan Chu Tunan ~~Pan Dakui~~ ~~Pan Guangdan~~ Deng Chumin ~~Qian Duansheng~~ Sa Kongliao ~~Han Zhao'e~~
Note: Names struck through were designated as rightists at the 17th (Enlarged) Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League in late January 1958. ^ Note 1: Zhang Bojun was removed from the position of Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee and demoted to Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee. ^ Note 2: Luo Longji was removed from the position of Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee and retained as a Member of the Central Committee.

3rd Central Committee of the China Democratic League
December 1958 – October 1979
Chairperson	Shen Junru^{[note 1]}→Yang Mingxuan^{[note 2]}
Vice Chairpersons	Yang Mingxuan Ma Xulun Shi Liang Gao Chongmin Hu Yuzhi Deng Chumin Chen Wangdao Wu Han Chu Tunan
Secretary-General	Min Ganghou^{[note 3]}→Hu Yuzhi (concurrently)^{[note 4]}
Standing Committee Members	Qian Jiaju Wang Dezi Tian Yiping Liu Qingyang Hua Luogeng Wu Hongbin Li Wenyi Li Xiangfu Wang Shiming Shen Zijiu Xin Zhichao Zhou Jianren Zhou Xinmin Jin Yuelin Xu Shouxuan Zhang Guofan Liang Sicheng Xu Jie Xu Chongqing Tong Dizhou Min Ganghou Huang Yanpei Wen Jiasi Sa Kongliao Zhang Bojun
^ Shen Junru died in June 1963. ^ Yang Mingxuan was elected Chairperson of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League at the Fourth Plenary Session of the Fourth Central Committee in December 1963. ^ Due to illness, Min Ganghou was replaced by acting Secretary-General Xu Shouxuan in 1961, and by acting Secretary-General Li Wenyi in July 1963. Min Ganghou resigned from the post of Secretary-General in December 1963. ^ In December 1963, Hu Yuzhi, Vice Chairperson, was appointed concurrently as Secretary-General by the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League.

4th Central Committee of the China Democratic League
October 1979 – December 1983
Chairperson	Shi Liang
Vice Chairpersons	Hu Yuzhi Deng Chumin Chu Tunan Su Buqing Hua Luogeng Peng Dixian Sa Kongliao Li Wenyi Fei Xiaotong Wen Jiashi
Secretary-General	Gao Tian
Standing Committee Members	Qian Jiaju Deng Chumin Ye Duyi Tian Yiping Shi Liang Feng Sutao Hua Luogeng Zhuang Mingli Liu Kaiqu Liu Simu Xu Jie Su Buqing Li Wenyi Wu Zuoren Wu Fuheng Wu Hongbin Shen Zijiu Shen Hongtao Zhang Bilai Luo Hanxian Luo Xiongcai Jin Yuelin Jin Xiru Zhou Xinmin Zhao Jinsheng Zhao Fangxiong Hu Yuzhi Wen Jiashi Fei Xiaotong Mo Naiqun Yuan Zhengting Qian Weichang Qian Duansheng Xu Shouxuan Gao Tian Tang Zhe Tan Jiazhen Huang Yaomian Sa Kongliao Peng Dixian Chu Tunan

5th Central Committee of the China Democratic League
December 1983 – October 1988
Honorary Chairperson	Chu Tunan^{[note 1]}
Chairperson	Shi Liang^{[note 2]} → Hu Yuzhi (Acting)^{[note 3]} → Chu Tunan (Acting)^{[note 4]} → Chu Tunan^{[note 5]} → Fei Xiaotong⁺
Executive Vice Chairperson	Fei Xiaotong^{[note 6]} → Gao Tian^{[note 7]}
Vice Chairpersons	Hu Yuzhi Chu Tunan^- Su Buqing^- Hua Luogeng Peng Dixian Sa Kongliao Li Wenyi Fei Xiaotong Wen Jiasi^- Qian Weichang Gao Tian Ye Duyi Tan Jiazhen Tao Dayong Qian Jiaju⁺ Guan Mengjue⁺ Luo Hanxian⁺ Ma Dayou⁺ Feng Zhijun⁺
Secretary-General	Ye Duyi → Wu Xiuping⁺
Standing Committee Members	Ding Shisun⁺ Qian Jiaju Ma Dayou Wang Jian (Beijing) Wang Jian (Hebei)⁺ Wang Danfeng⁺ Wang Jinling Kong Lingren⁺ Lu Leshan⁺ Ye Junjian Ye Duyi Ye Peida Tian Yiping Shi Liang Feng Zhijun Feng Yidai Feng Kexi Feng Suta^- Zhu Dexi Hua Luogeng Wu Cangping Zhuang Mingli Liu Kaiqu Liu Simu Liu Dehai⁺ Guan Shixiong Guan Mengjue Chi Jishang Xu Jie Su Buqing^- Li Wenyi Yang Ming Yang Kuizhang Wu Hanjia Wu Tingqiu Wu Zuoren Wu Xiuping⁺ Wu Hongbin Wu Fuheng Shen Zijiu^- Xiao Qian⁺ Zhang Zhilian⁺ Zhang Qiaose Zhang Bilai Zhang Jiyu⁺ Zhang Chukun Lu Shijia Lu Zongda Chen Minzhi Chen Xinmin Lin Hengyuan^- Lin Zongcai Luo Hanxian Luo Xiongcai Jin Xiru^- Zhao Yiming⁺ Zhao Jinsheng Zhao Fangxiong^- Zhao Ruyi⁺ Zhao Chaogou Hu Yuzhi Wen Jiasi^- Zhu Rufang⁺ Fei Xiaotong Mo Naiqun Yuan Zhengting Gu Jingxin Qian Weichang Qian Duansheng Xu Shouxuan Gao Tian Gao Jingde⁺ Guo Qiaoran^- Tang Zhe Tan Jiazhen Nie Weiping⁺ Tao Dayong Huang Yaomian^- Sa Kongliao Chang Jiong Kang Zhenhuang⁺ Peng Shaoyi⁺ Peng Dixian Chu Tunan^- Pan Dakui^- Han Xuezhang⁺ Han Yizhi⁺ Dai Ailian⁺
Names marked with ⁺ were co-opted at the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee on 9 January 1987; names marked with ^- ceased to hold office after that session. ^ In January 1987, the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee of the CDL elected Chu Tunan as Honorary Chairperson of the Central Committee. ^ Note 1: Shi Liang passed away in September 1985. ^ The 8th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee decided that Vice Chairperson Hu Yuzhi would serve as Acting Chairperson. ^ Following the death of Hu Yuzhi in January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee selected Vice Chairperson Chu Tunan as Acting Chairperson. ^ In December 1986, the 3rd Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee elected Chu Tunan as Chairperson of the Central Committee. ^ Note: In January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee designated Fei Xiaotong as Executive Vice Chairperson. ^ On 10 January 1987, the 14th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee unanimously designated Gao Tian as Executive Vice Chairperson.