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Zeng Yangfu

1898 – 1969

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Lived 1898 – 1969 (aged 70). Zeng Yangfu was a politician.

Zeng Xianhao (; 23 October 1898 – 28 August 1969) was a Chinese-born politician better known by the courtesy name Zeng Yangfu . He was a native of Pingyuan County, Guangdong. Zeng served the Nationalist government as Mayor of Guangzhou from 1936 to 1938. He later led the Ministry of Transportation and Communications from 1942 to 1945.

Upon graduation from Peiyang University in 1923, Zeng enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh. Upon his return to China in 1925, Zeng was named to the Kuomintang Central Committee and a political operative of the National Revolutionary Army. Zeng also served as deputy minister of the Agriculture and Mineral Resources. As director of the Zhejiang Provincial Infrastructure Department, Zeng oversaw several construction projects including the and the Qiantang River Bridge. In 1935, Zeng became a member of several government committees on infrastructure. He assumed the mayoralty of Guangzhou between 1936 and 1938, before taking office as transportation and communications minister in 1942. After resigning the office in 1945 for health reasons, Zeng was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948. The next year, he left China for Hong Kong, where he died in 1969.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
Tianjin University, University of Pittsburgh, Peiyang University
Positions held
Minister of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China
Also known as
Zeng Xianhao

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Zeng Yangfu's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Zeng Yangfu?

(1898-1969)

When was Zeng Yangfu born?

Zeng Yangfu was born on 23 October 1898 in Guangdong.

When did Zeng Yangfu die?

Zeng Yangfu died on 28 August 1969 in Hong Kong.

What was Zeng Yangfu's occupation?

Zeng Yangfu was a politician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Zeng Yangfu

· Wikidata: Q8278870

· DBpedia: Zeng Yangfu

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