Ren Heping Explained

Ren Heping (; 1900–1950) was a Chinese military officer and politician who served in the National Revolutionary Army and Legislative Yuan.

Ren was a member of the fifth graduating class of Whampoa Military Academy. While a student, he joined the Kuomintang in 1926. Ren successively served the National Revolutionary Army as a platoon leader, company commander, and battalion commander. Within the Sichuan Provincial Security Department, Ren began at the rank of colonel and trained other members. He later became a deputy brigade commander and chief of staff.[1]

In 1941, Ren was appointed magistrate of Mingshan County.[1] In September 1945, he became magistrate of Songpan County.[1] Between June 1945 and March 1946, Ren was magistrate of Qijiang County.[2] Concurrently, he was magistrate of Qionglai County from June 1945 to June 1949.[3] In 1949, Ren look office as a supplemental member of the First Legislative Yuan, succeeding .[4] Ren also served as liaison between Wang Lingji and Hu Zongnan.[5] In June 1950, Ren was arrested by the Chengdu Municipal Security Department, and held in Qionglai. He was publicly executed on 15 December 1950, following a public trial.[1]

Notes and References

  1. 「任和平傳」,《邛崍縣誌》,四川人民出版社,1993.10,第790-791頁
  2. 「民國時期綦江縣縣長更迭表」,《重慶市志(第13卷)人大志政府志政協志人事志勞動志民政志》,西南師範大學出版社,2005,11,第176頁
  3. 「邛崍縣行政長官名錄」,《邛崍文史資料》(第6輯),1992,第226頁
  4. 邛崍縣長任和平電總統府為四川省第七區立法委員鄧華民病逝請依法遞補其為立委」,《國民政府全宗》001000004676A
  5. 《邛崍文史資料》(第5輯),1991,第40、43頁