# Zhu Houze

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Chinese politician

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Zhu Houze 朱厚泽 Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party In office August 1985 – February 1987 General Secretary Hu Yaobang Preceded by Deng Liqun Succeeded by Wang Renzhi Party Secretary of Guizhou In office April – August 1987 Preceded by Chi Biqing Succeeded by Hu Jintao Personal details Born January 1931 Zhijin County, Guizhou, China Died 9 May 2010 (aged 79) Beijing Party Chinese Communist Party Alma mater Guiyang Normal College

**Zhu Houze** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 朱厚泽; January 1931 – 9 May 2010) was a Chinese politician most active in the 1980s, best known for his term as [head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party](/source/Head_of_the_Publicity_Department_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party). As head of the department he presided over a period of liberalism in the Chinese press.

## Biography

Zhu was born in [Zhijin County](/source/Zhijin_County), [Guizhou](/source/Guizhou) province. He joined the Communist Party in 1949, the year the People's Republic of China was founded. He attended Guiyang Normal College.[1] In 1964, during the [Socialist Education Movement](/source/Socialist_Education_Movement), Zhu was expelled from the Communist Party and sent to perform manual labour.[2]

Zhu was politically rehabilitated in 1978, then became head of the party organization in [Guiyang](/source/Guiyang), then promoted to provincial First Secretary of Guizhou. During his tenure in Guizhou he was known for the significant progress the province made in economic development; the annual increase in industrial output increased by 18%. Zhu's achievements were noted by national leaders such as [Hu Yaobang](/source/Hu_Yaobang).[2]

In April 1985, Zhu was named Guizhou party chief (top official of the province). In August that year, he was transferred to Beijing to serve as head of the Publicity Department, becoming one of the top deputies of party General Secretary Hu Yaobang. During Zhu's term as Publicity Department head, he spearheaded propaganda policy of "Generous, Tolerant, Relaxed" (宽厚、宽容、宽松), significantly loosening the ideological shackles of the communist state and leading to increased liberalization in the arts and in academic institutions.[2]

However, Zhu's fortunes and the policies he espoused were short-lived. Mirroring the fate of his patron Hu Yaobang, in February 1987 Zhu was dismissed from his propaganda post during the [anti-bourgeois liberalization](/source/Anti-Bourgeois_liberalization) campaign.[3] Though disgraced, he was given a position at the State Council Rural Development Centre; during the 13th Party Congress held in 1987, he failed to secure election to the party's Central Committee; that is, he appeared on the candidate list but did not receive enough votes for confirmation. However, in 1988, reformist general secretary [Zhao Ziyang](/source/Zhao_Ziyang) named Zhu the first-ranked vice chairman of the [All-China Federation of Trade Unions](/source/All-China_Federation_of_Trade_Unions).[2]

Following the [1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre](/source/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre), Zhu was yet again purged for supporting the student movement. He was expelled for the second time in his life from the Chinese Communist Party.[4] He retreated from public view thereafter and died on May 9, 2010, in Beijing.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["原中共中央宣传部部长朱厚泽"](http://news.gznu.edu.cn:81/sdrw/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=3960). 贵州师范大范学.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hn_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hn_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-hn_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-hn_2-3) 胡楠 (October 1, 1991). ["三宽部长朱厚泽"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011045/http://www.64memo.com/disp.aspx?Id=9505). *六四档案*. Archived from [the original](http://www.64memo.com/disp.aspx?Id=9505) on May 23, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["何与怀：他在释放身上的历史积沉"](http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/pubvp/2008/04/200804082134.shtml). Boxun.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["党员重新登记中共办理完毕 阎明复朱厚泽未获准入党"](http://64memo.com/disp.aspx?Id=7109). *六四档案（转载《联合报》）*. September 7, 1990.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["仁心厚泽永留人间——朱厚泽先生逝世"](http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/05/201005091006.shtml). Boxun.

Party political offices Preceded by Deng Liqun Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party 1985–1987 Succeeded by Wang Renzhi Preceded by Chi Biqing Party Secretary of Guizhou Province 1985 Succeeded by Hu Jintao

v t e Heads of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party Li Da Cai Hesen Luo Zhanglong Peng Shuzhi Qu Qiubai Cai Hesen Qu Qiubai Luo Qiyuan [zh] Cai Hesen Li Lisan Shen Zemin Zhang Wentian Wu Liangping [zh] Zhang Wentian Lu Dingyi Xi Zhongxun Lu Dingyi Tao Zhu Geng Biao Zhang Pinghua Hu Yaobang Wang Renzhong Deng Liqun Zhu Houze Wang Renzhi Ding Guangen Liu Yunshan Liu Qibao Huang Kunming Li Shulei

v t e All-China Federation of Trade Unions 11th Executive Committee October 1988 – October 1993 Chairman Ni Zhifu Vice Chairmen Zhu Houze Wang Houde Chen Bingquan Zhang Ruiying Zheng Wantong Li Rongguang Li Peiyao Yu Hong'en (by-election)[Note 1] Yang Xingfu (by-election) Zhang Dinghua (by-election)[Note 2] First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Presidium Zhu Houze → Yu Hong'en → Zhang Dinghua[Note 3] Secretaries of the Secretariat of the Presidium Wang Houde Chen Bingquan Zhang Ruiying Zheng Wantong Li Peiyao Fang Jiade Zhang Fuyou Yu Qinghe Yang Xingfu (by-election)[Note 4] Xue Zhaoyun (by-election) Zhang Guoxiang (by-election) ^ Note 1: By-elected at the 2nd session of the 11th Executive Committee ^ Note 2: By-elected at the 4th session of the 11th Executive Committee ^ Note 3: Elected at the 12th meeting of the Presidium ^ Note 4: By-elected at the 2nd session of the 11th Executive Committee

v t e Political leaders of Guizhou since 1949 Party committee secretaries Su Zhenhua Zhou Lin Li Dazhang Jia Qiyun Li Zaihe Lan Yinong Lu Ruilin Ma Li Chi Biqing Zhu Houze Hu Jintao Liu Zhengwei Liu Fangren Qian Yunlu Shi Zongyuan Li Zhanshu Zhao Kezhi Chen Min'er Sun Zhigang Shen Yiqin ♀ Xu Lin Congress directors Xu Jiansheng Wu Shi Zhang Yuhuan Liu Zhengwei Liu Yulin Wang Zhaowen Liu Fangren Qian Yunlu Shi Zongyuan Li Zhanshu Zhao Kezhi Chen Min'er Sun Zhigang Shen Yiqin ♀ Xu Lin Governors Yang Yong Zhou Lin Li Li Li Zaihe Lan Yinong Lu Ruilin Ma Li Su Gang Wang Zhaowen Chen Shineng Wu Yixia Qian Yunlu Shi Xiushi Lin Shusen Zhao Kezhi Chen Min'er Sun Zhigang Shen Yiqin ♀ Li Bingjun Conference chairpersons Chen Zenggu Shen Yunpu Xu Jiansheng Miao Chunting Li Baohua Chi Biqing Miao Chunting Long Zhiyi Wang Siqi Sun Gan Huang Yao Wang Zhengfu Wang Fuyu Liu Xiaokai Zhao Yongqing

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