Song Xiuyan

Song Xiuyan (Chinese: 宋秀岩, born October 1955) is a female politician in the People's Republic of China and is the current Governor of Qinghai Province, China.

Biography

Born in Tianjin, she graduated from the Central Party School of Communist Party of China.　After a long career in the provincial government of Qinghai in Northwest China, she was elected as Governor of the province on Jan. 23, 2005. Following Gu Xiulian, who served as Governor of Jiangsu from 1983 to 1985, she is the second female Governor in China.

Ms. Song is also a standing member of the central committee of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing.

She is married and has a son.