Jiao Yulu

Jiao Yulu
焦裕禄
Jiao Yulu
Communist Party Secretary of Lankao County
In office
October 1962  May 1964
Preceded byWang Jinbi
Succeeded byZhou Huamin
Communist Party Secretary of Weishi County
In office
June 1962  October 1962
Personal details
Born(1922-08-16)16 August 1922
Yuanquan Town, Boshan District, Zibo, Shandong, China
Died14 May 1964(1964-05-14) (aged 41)
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseXu Junya
Children6
ParentJiao Fangtian (father)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese祿
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāo Yùlù

Jiao Yulu (Chinese: 焦裕禄; 16 August 1922 – 14 May 1964) was a Chinese politician. Jiao Yulu was considered to be an example of Mao Zedong's good student during the period of Mao's personality cult. After his death, a campaign to study Jiao Yulu's example was started in 1966. The aim of the campaign was to boost morale and to rally the people to work harder to overcome difficulties. Chinese Communist Party members in particular were called upon to follow Jiao Yulu's example by conducting more research and investigations into local conditions, and learn from his leadership style.