Zhang Guangren

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Zhang Guangren
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1948–
ConstituencyHenan
Personal details
Born2 March 1911
Tiemen, China
Died10 January 1993(1993-01-10) (aged 81)

Zhang Guangren (Chinese: 張廣仁, 2 March 1911 – 10 January 1993) was a Chinese politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.

Biography[edit]

Zhang was born in Tiemen in Xin'an County, Henan Province to Deng Shizhu and Zhang Fang [zh], a military leader. After earning a BA at Fudan University in Shanghai, she became headteacher of the Henan Private Songyue Middle School and head of Kaifeng Women's Vocational School. She also served as a director of the Henan branch of the Chinese Women's Culture and Education Association and was a member of the Chinese branch of the Pan Pacific and Southeast Asian Women's Association. In the 1948 parliamentary elections, Zhang was elected to the Legislative Yuan from Henan Province.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She relocated to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War and died in 1993.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 國史館現藏民國人物傳記史料彙編, number 10, p39
  2. ^ 第一屆立法委員名鑑, September 1953, p156
  3. ^ 第一屆立法委員名鑑, June 1972, p125
  4. ^ 第一屆立法委員名鑑, February 1982, p113
  5. ^ 第一屆立法委員名鑑, July 1984, p106
  6. ^ 第一屆立法委員名鑑, June 1987, p94
  7. ^ 第一屆立法委員名鑑, June 1990, p80