Lan Rongyu

Lan Rongyu (October 1914 – August 7, 1980, ), She ethnicity, was born in Lufeng She Township, Shanghang County, Fujian Province. He is a Chinese politician and military general.

Biography Possessing merely a middle school education, Lan Rongyu commenced his revolutionary career in May 1929 by joining the Young Pioneers, subsequently attaining the position of vice commander of the village unit. He became a member of the Communist Youth League in 1931 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1933. During the First Chinese Civil War, he served as adjudicator of the Provincial Security Bureau and special commissioner in the Fujian Military Region, significantly contributing to the rectification of erroneous political cases. He subsequently allied with guerilla troops and engaged in the three-year Southern guerilla War.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Lan served as the Director of Security for the 2nd Detachment of the New Fourth Army and thereafter occupied significant political positions in several military formations, including the Jiangnan Command, 1st Division, and 16th Brigade. His endeavors concentrated on augmenting anti-Japanese resistance and eliminating adversarial forces from within the army. During the Second Chinese Civil War, he held the position of Director of the Organization Department for both the Central China and East China Field Armies, as well as Director of the Political Department of the 6th Column.

In 1949, Lan was designated as the director of the political department of the 24th Army of the Third Field Army, participating in the liberation of Fujian prior to shifting to civilian positions. He occupied numerous significant roles, including Director of the Fujian Civil Affairs Department, Vice Chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, President of the Fujian Provincial High People’s Court, and Vice Governor of Fujian.

During the Cultural Revolution, he held the position of Deputy Director of the Fujian Revolutionary Committee and subsequently served as a member of the Standing Committee of Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Fujian People’s Congress. In 1969, he participated in the 9th National Congress of the CCP and was elected as an alternate member of the Central Committee. Lan Rongyu died in Fuzhou in August 1980 following a prolonged illness, at the age of 67.