Zhao Linmao, male, Han nationality, is a native of Liaoning province. He was born in 1940, joined the CPC in 1965, and graduated from Heilongjiang University with a major in physics. Zhao held leading posts in Song Hua River, Suihua, and Kehsan County of Heilongjiang province, and served as secretary of the Suihua Prefectural CPC Committee until 1996. In the same year, Zhao Linmao was elected deputy director of the standing committee of the NPC of Heilongjiang province.