Zheng Yanfen
| Zheng Yanfen | |
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| 鄭彥棻 | |
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| Secretary-General to the President | |
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In office 29 May 1972 – 19 May 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Zhang Qun |
| Succeeded by | Tsiang Yen-si |
| Deputy Secretary-General to the President | |
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In office 6 December 1967 – 29 May 1972 |
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| Secretary-General | Zhang Qun |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 1 June 1960 – 6 December 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Gu Fengxiang |
| Succeeded by | Zha Liangjian |
| Minister of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission | |
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In office 16 April 1952 – 16 July 1958 |
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| Preceded by | George Yeh |
| Succeeded by | Chen Qingwen |
| Secretary-General of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang | |
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In office 1948–1950 |
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| Preceded by | Wu Tieh-cheng |
| Succeeded by | Chang Chi-yun as Secretary-General of the Central Reform Committee |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
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In office August 1947 – March 1952 |
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| Personal details | |
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8 February 1902 Shunde, Guangdong, China |
| Died | 21 June 1990 (aged 88) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
Zheng Yanfen (Chinese: 鄭彥棻; 8 February 1902 – 21 June 1990) was a Chinese-born politician based in Taiwan.
Zheng was born on 8 February 1902 in present-day Shunde, Guangdong. His father died when Zheng was six years old. At the age of nine, Zheng began attending a private school and at ten years old moved to a school in Beijiao. Zheng spent 1916 at school in Hong Kong, returning to Guangzhou the next year, and soon found work as a journalist.
He was accepted into a Guangdong-based normal school in 1918, and beame active in student government, while also serving on the staff of several student publications. Influenced by professor Huang Xisheng, Zheng left the study of math and chemistry, to focus on education instead. Zheng's academic performance caught the attention of school president Zou Lu, who suggested that Zheng join the Kuomintang. Zheng became a member of the party in 1923.
In January 1924, Sun Yat-sen held lectures on his political philosophy, the Three Principles of the People, at Zheng's school. Upon graduation, Zheng chose to further his studies in education in Japan. Upon his return, Zheng worked at a primary school.
In late 1925, Zheng arrived in France to study at the University of Lyon. By 1926, Zheng became leader of the French chapter of the Kuomintang. From his base in Lyon, he oversaw party operations in several western European countries. In 1927, Zheng transferred to the University of Paris. The next year, he returned to China, attending the Third Kuomintang National Congress in Nanjing. Zheng then became the European bureau chief for the Central Daily News. Zheng formally declared his support of Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government in 1930 and began work at the League of Nations.
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