Zhang Guangren Explained

Office1:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term1:1948–
Constituency1:Henan
Birth Date:2 March 1911
Birth Place:Tiemen, China

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

Zhang was born in Tiemen in Xin'an County, Henan Province to Deng Shizhu and, 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.

Notes and References

  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