Zhao Erxun

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Zhao Erxun
President of the Provisional National Council
In office 30 July 1925 – 9 April 1926
Prime Minister	Duan Qirui
Deputy	Tang Yi
Preceded by	position created
Succeeded by	Li Yuanhong (as President of the National Council)
Minister for Advice
In office 1 July – 12 July 1917 Serving with Chen Kuilong, Zhang Yinglin, Feng Xu
Prime Minister	Zhang Xun
Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces
In office 20 April 1911 – 12 February 1912
Preceded by	Xiliang
Viceroy of Sichuan
In office March 1908 – April 1911
Preceded by	Chen Kuilong
Succeeded by	Zhao Erfeng
In office March 1907 – August 1907
Preceded by	Xiliang
Succeeded by	Zhao Erfeng
Viceroy of Huguang
In office August 1907 – March 1908
Preceded by	Zhang Zhidong
Succeeded by	Chen Kuilong
Minister of Revenue
In office 14 August 1904 – 7 May 1905 Serving with Rongqing
Preceded by	Lu Chuanlin
Succeeded by	Zhang Baixi
Governor of Hunan
In office January 1903 – May 1904
Preceded by	Yu Liansan
Succeeded by	Lu Yuanding
Personal details
Born	(1844-05-23)23 May 1844
Died	3 September 1927(1927-09-03) (aged 83) Beijing, Republic of China
Relations	Zhao Erfeng (brother)
Education	jinshi degree in the 1874 imperial examination[1]

Zhao Erxun (23 May 1844 – 3 September 1927), courtesy name Cishan, art name Wubu, was a Chinese political and military officeholder who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He served in numerous high-ranking positions under the Qing government, including Viceroy of Sichuan, Viceroy of Huguang, and Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces. After the fall of the Qing dynasty, he became a historian and was the lead editor of the Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao).