Tao Zhu

Tao Zhu
陶铸
Tao Zhu
Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
December 1966 – 1967
Preceded byLu Dingyi
Succeeded byGeng Biao
Standing Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
June 1966 – 1967
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byPosition revoked
President of the Jinan University
In office
June 1958 – January 1963
Preceded byLi Shouyong
Succeeded byChen Xujing
First Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
July 1955 – February 1965
Preceded byYe Jianying
Succeeded byZhao Ziyang
Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
January 1955 – December 1960
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byOu Mengjue
Governor of Guangdong
In office
September 1953 – August 1957
Preceded byYe Jianying
Succeeded byChen Yu
Political Commissar of the PLA Guangdong Military District
In office
June 1952 – July 1954
CommanderHuang Yiping [zh]
Preceded byTan Zheng
Succeeded bySong Weishi [zh]
Personal details
Born(1908-01-16)16 January 1908
Qiyang County, Hunan, Qing China
Died30 November 1969(1969-11-30) (aged 61)
Hefei, Anhui, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse
(m. 1932; died 1969)
ChildrenTao Siliang [zh]
ParentTao Tiezheng
Alma materWhampoa Military Academy
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáo Zhù
Wade–GilesT'ao Chu
Tao Jihua
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáo Jìhuá
Art name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiàn Hán

Tao Zhu (Chinese: 陶铸; pinyin: Táo Zhù; Wade–Giles: T'ao Chu; 16 January 1908 – 30 November 1969) was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party .