Wu Shaozu (, April 1939 – September 18, 2012) was a Chinese politician and a
major general of the
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...
.
Wu was born in April 1939 in
Leiyang
Leiyang () is a county-level city and the third most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China. Leiyang is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengyang. Located on the south of the province, the city is bordered ...
,
Hunan
Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
. After his military service Wu served as Minister of Sports and head of various sporting bodies in China. He died on September 18, 2012, aged 73.
前中国国家体委主任中国国家体育局局长伍绍祖逝世
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1939 births
2012 deaths
People from Leiyang
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hunan
People's Liberation Army generals from Hunan
Tsinghua University alumni
Politicians from Hengyang
People's Republic of China politicians from Hunan
Members of the Standing Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Members of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Presidents of the Chinese Olympic Committee
Directors of the Sports Commission of China
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