Huo Shilian

Huo Shilian
霍士廉
Party Secretary of Shanxi
In office
1980 – 1983
Succeeded byLi Ligong
Minister of Agriculture
In office
February 1979 – March 1981
Succeeded byLin Hujia
Party Secretary and Chairman of Ningxia
In office
1977 – 1979
Preceded byKang Jianmin
Party Secretary of Shaanxi
In office
1965 – 1967
Preceded byHu Yaobang
Succeeded byLi Ruishan
Personal details
BornApril 1909 (1909)
Shaanxi, Great Qing
DiedNovember 17, 1996(1996-11-17) (aged 87)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Huo Shilian (Chinese: 霍士廉) (April 1909 – November 17, 1996) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Shanxi Province. He was Minister of Agriculture from February 1979 to March 1981. He was Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Committee Secretary of Shanxi (1980–1983) and Shaanxi (1965–1967). He was governor of Zhejiang. He was CCP Committee Secretary and Chairmen of Ningxia (1977–1979). He was a member of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the Central Advisory Commission. He was a delegate to the 1st National People's Congress, 2nd National People's Congress, 3rd National People's Congress, 4th National People's Congress and 5th National People's Congress. He was President of Zhejiang University (1953-1958). He left the public eye in 1987. He died in Beijing at the age of 87.