Zheng Yanfen

Zheng Yanfen (; 8 February 1902 – 21 June 1990) was a Chinese-born politician affiliated with the Kuomintang. He worked with the League of Nations and supported the Nationalist government. After the government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan, Zheng led the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, was the Minister of Justice, and served as Secretary-General to the President.

Early life and education Zheng was born on 8 February 1902 in present-day Shunde, Guangdong. His father died when Zheng was six years old. At the age of nine, Zheng began attending a private school and at ten years old moved to a school in Beijiao. Zheng spent 1916 at school in Hong Kong, returning to Guangzhou the next year, and soon found work as a journalist.

He was accepted into a normal school affiliated with National Guangdong University in 1918, and became active in student government, while also serving on the staff of several student publications. Zheng's academic performance caught the attention of school president , who suggested that Zheng join the Kuomintang. Zheng became a member of the party in 1923. The next year, he succeeded Wu Tieh-cheng as secretary-general of the Kuomintang Central Committee.