Fu Xishou, male, Han nationality, is a native of Beijing. He was born in 1931 and graduated from the Civil Engineering Department of Qinghua University in 1953. As a university graduate, he holds the title of Senior Engineer. In 1959, he joined the CPC.
Fu has an extensive background with iron and steel projects. He was the chief designer of the Panzhihua Iron and Steel Project. From the mid 1960s to the early 1980s, he was the deputy chief engineer and deputy director of the Chongqing Iron and Steel Designing Institute.
From 1984 to 1987, he became secretary of the CPC Ma‘anshan Iron and Steel Corporation Committee. During that same period, he was the deputy secretary of the CPC Ma‘anshan City Committee.
In 1988, Fu was elected the Vice-Governor of Anhui Province. The following year, he became the governor of the province. He served in that capacity from 1989-1994.
Fu was an alternate member of the 13th CPC Central Committee and was a member of the 14th CPC Central Committee.