About Wei Pei-lan
Lived 1911 – 1986 (aged 74). Wei Pei-lan was a Chinese politician.
Wei Pei-lan (, 24 August 1911 – 22 February 1986) was a Chinese educator and politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.
Biography Originally from Gangu County in Gansu province, Wei studied at Peking Normal University. She worked as a teacher and director of discipline at Lanzhou Girls' Normal School, before becoming headmistress of Gansu Pingliang Girls' Normal School.
She joined the Kuomintang and became a member of the executive committee of the Gansu provincial party, as well as chairing its women's committee. She relocated to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War, where she remained a member of the Legislative Yuan until her death in 1986.
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Who was Wei Pei-lan?
Chinese politician
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Wei Pei-lan was born on 24 August 1911.
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Wei Pei-lan died on 22 February 1986.
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Wei Pei-lan was a politician.
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Wei Pei-lan was Chinese.
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