Xu Guangchun was re-elected chairman of the Standing Committee
of Henan Provincial People's Congress, or the province's top
legislator, and Li Chengyu governor on Wednesday at its annual
legislative session.
Xu, born in 1944, also serves as secretary of the Henan
Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). He has
been heading the legislature since 2005.
He had previously served as deputy head of Publicity Department
of the CPC Central Committee, director of State Administration of
Radio, Film and Television.
Li, born in 1946, has been Henan's governor since 2003.
(Xinhua News Agency January 24, 2008)