Cao Diqiu
Chinese politician
Cao Diqiu (Chinese: 曹荻秋) (Wade–Giles Ts'ao Ti-ch'iu) (August 1, 1909 – March 29, 1976) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Ziyang, Sichuan Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1929. After graduating from Sichuan University, he went to northern Jiangsu Province after the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War to participate in guerrilla activities. He was the third mayor of Shanghai under the People's Republic of China until being deposed on January 6, 1967, in the wake of the "January Storm" phase of the Cultural Revolution.[1][2] He was also Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and Mayor of Chongqing.
| Preceded by Ke Qingshi | Mayor of Shanghai | Succeeded by Zhang Chunqiao |
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Political leaders of Chongqing since 1949
Secretaries
- Chen Xilian
- Zhang Linzhi
- Cao Diqiu
- Yan Hongyan
- Ren Baige
- Lan Yinong
- Duan Siying
- He Yunfeng
- Lu Dadong
- Qian Min
- Ding Changhe
- Wang Qian
- Liao Bokang
- Xiao Yang
- Sun Tongchuan
- Zhang Delin*
- He Guoqiang
- Huang Zhendong
- Wang Yang
- Bo Xilai
- Zhang Dejiang
- Sun Zhengcai
- Chen Min'er
- Yuan Jiajun
Chairpersons
- Wang Yunlong
- Huang Zhendong
- Chen Guangguo
- Zhang Xuan
- Wang Jiong
- Chen Xilian
- Cao Diqiu
- Ren Baige
- Lan Yinong
- Duan Siying
- He Yunfeng
- Lu Dadong
- Qian Min
- Ding Changhe
- Yu Hanqing
- Xiao Yang
- Sun Tongchuan
- Liu Zhizhong
- Pu Haiqing
- Bao Xuding*
- Wang Hongju
- Huang Qifan
- Zhang Guoqing
- Tang Liangzhi
- Hu Henghua
Chairpersons
- Zhang Wenbin
- Liu Zhizhong
- Xing Yuanmin
- Xu Jingye
- Xu Songnan
- Wang Jiong
- Tang Fangyu
* First office-holder after Chongqing became a direct-controlled municipality
