Deng Benyuan

Deng Benyuan (; June 1963 – November 2018) was a Chinese politician who served as deputy secretary-general of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a member of the General Office’s executive meeting. He was also the former mayor and Party secretary of Sanming, Fujian.

In April 1998, Deng was appointed deputy director and a member of the executive meeting of the General Office of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee. In December 2003, he became deputy secretary-general of the provincial Party committee while continuing to serve in the General Office. From January 2005, he also served concurrently as deputy director of the Policy Research Office of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee.

In June 2005, Deng was appointed director of both the Taiwan Work Office of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Fujian Provincial People's Government. In July 2011, he was transferred to Sanming, where he served as deputy Party secretary, deputy mayor, acting mayor, and later as mayor from January 2012. In February 2013, he became secretary of the Sanming Municipal Party Committee.

In July 2016, Deng was promoted to deputy secretary-general (departmental rank) of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee and became a member of the executive meeting of the General Office. He was also a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress. On November 20, 2018, Deng Benyuan, deputy secretary-general (departmental rank) of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee and member of the General Office’s executive meeting, died in Fuzhou due to illness at the age of 55.