Song Defu (Chinese: 宋德福; pinyin: Sòng Défú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Song Tek-hok; February 1946 – September 13, 2007) was a Chinese politician, best known for his terms as the First Secretary of the Communist Youth League, Minister of Personnel, and the Communist Party Secretary of Fujian province.
Song Defu was born into the family of a Communist Party official in Yanshan, Hebei Province.
Song was regarded as a leader with the most abundant political experience, including not only military background, but also positions ranging from Communist Youth League, major ministry of the state, and stints in provincial government.
In December 2004, Song was relieved of his duties as party chief of Fujian, succeeded by Lu Zhangong.
[2] Song died in 2007 at the age of 61, still considered within a politician's "prime" in the context of Communist Party officials.