Teng Daiyuan | |
Native Name: | 滕代远 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Office: | Minister of Railways of the People's Republic of China |
Premier: | Zhou Enlai |
Term Start: | September 1954 |
Term End: | January 1965 |
Predecessor: | Position established |
Successor: | Lü Zhengcao |
Birth Date: | 2 November 1904 |
Birth Place: | Mayang, Hunan, Qing China |
Death Place: | Beijing, China |
Alma Mater: | International Lenin School |
Serviceyears: | 1928–1949 |
Rank: | Lieutenant general |
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Party: | Chinese Communist Party |
Teng Daiyuan (; November 2, 1904 - December 1, 1974) was a military leader of the People's Liberation Army, a senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party, and a politician of the People's Republic of China.
Teng belonged to Miao people and was born in Mayang, Hunan.
After formation of the People's Republic of China, Teng served as the first Minister of Railways. He was persecuted in the Cultural Revolution and died on December 1, 1974, in Beijing, at the age of 70.
Teng was the founder of railway infrastructure and the railway army of the PRC.