After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the supreme chief executive of the provinces was called "Chairman of the Provincial People's Government", and it was not until 1955 that this title was changed to "Governor of the People's Committee". Therefore, strictly speaking, after 1955, the chief executive of the provinces can be called the governor. Today we are going to talk about the first governor of Shandong Province, his name is Zhao Jianmin. So, what is the story of Zhao Jianmin?
Zhao Jianmin was born in 1912, a native of Guan County, Shandong Province, to a peasant family. In Zhao Jianmin's adolescence, his family attached great importance to his education, giving him one of the few learning opportunities of that era, Zhao Jianmin also seized the opportunity, coupled with his talent, soon stood out. It was also during his studies that Zhao Jianmin came into contact with progressive ideas and became a full party member in 1932.
After joining the party, Zhao Jianmin began to participate in revolutionary activities under the leadership of the organization, and he was sent by the organization to Jinan, successively serving as an inspector of the Jinan Municipal CPC Committee and secretary of the Jinan Municipal CPC Committee, participating in and leading the anti-Japanese propaganda and underground work in Jinan, and doing a lot of basic work for the development and growth of our party.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in an all-round way, Zhao Jianmin was ordered to return to his hometown of GuanXian county, organized an anti-Japanese guerrilla group in Guanxian County, served as the political commissar of the anti-Japanese guerrilla group in Guanxian County, and led the people of his hometown to plunge themselves into the armed struggle against the Japanese invaders. In 1942, Zhao Jianmin was transferred to the third sub-district of the Jiluyu Military Region and served as a commander, and he also participated in leading the anti-"sweeping" battle of the Jiluyu Military Region, ushering in the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan. During the Liberation War, Zhao Jianmin followed Erye into the southwest, participated in the battle to liberate the southwest, and was one of the heroes who created a new China.
After the liberation of the southwest, Zhao Jianmin stayed in the southwest and was appointed deputy director of the Guiyang Municipal Military Control Commission, after which he entered the Southwest Bureau and served as the director of the Transportation Department of the Southwest Bureau, making certain contributions to the economic development of the southwest region in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In 1955, Zhao Jianmin returned to his hometown and was appointed third secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, and it was also this year that he was appointed governor of the Shandong Provincial People's Committee. Before Zhao Jianmin, the highest chief executive of Shandong was the "chairman of the Shandong Provincial People's Government", so in a strict sense, Zhao Jianmin was the first governor of Shandong Province.
In 1958, Zhao Jianmin stepped down as governor of Shandong Province, and in 1963, Zhao Jianmin was transferred to Yunnan Province as secretary of the Secretariat of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee, but during his time in Yunnan, Zhao Jianmin was "overthrown". It turned out that in 1968, zhao Jianmin, who was 56 years old at the time, was framed by Kang Sheng as a "Kuomintang agent" and a "traitor", and Zhao Jianmin was also "overthrown" and removed from relevant posts.
It is worth mentioning that Kang Sheng's reason for framing Zhao Jianmin as a "Kuomintang agent" is also very ridiculous, he actually looked at the "face" and thought that Zhao Jianmin was a "Kuomintang agent", and then fabricated the charges and imposed the charges on Zhao Jianmin. Zhao Jianmin was imprisoned and greatly devastated in prison, and at the same time, in Yunnan, a large number of people were implicated in this case, which had a great impact.
After being "knocked down," Zhao Jianmin was imprisoned for eight years, until 1975, when he was 63 years old, when he made a comeback. After his comeback, Zhao Jianmin successively served as vice chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice minister of the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry. In 1981, Zhao Jianmin was appointed as the head of the advisory group of the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry, and in 1982, he responded to the call and voluntarily withdrew from the leadership position.
After retiring from the leadership position, Zhao Jianmin entered the Central Advisory Committee and served as a member of the Central Advisory Committee. Zhao Jianmin lived very long, living mainly in Beijing in his later years, and died of illness in 2012 at the age of 100.