From governor to representing all women

Song Xiuyan made her name when she was elected the youngest and only female governor in the country in 2005.

Yesterday she was in the spotlight again, appointed to head half of the country's population.

Song, 55, was elected as first secretary of the secretariat and vice-president of the All-China Women's Federation, the top organization to protect women's rights and interests and to promote equality between women and men.