Chang Li-sheng
| Chang Li-sheng | |
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| 張厲生 | |
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| Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
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In office 12 March 1950 – 1 June 1954 |
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| Premier | Chen Cheng |
| Preceded by | Chu Chia-hua |
| Succeeded by | Huang Shao-ku |
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In office 22 June 1948 – 23 December 1948 |
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| Premier |
Weng Wenhao Sun Fo |
| Preceded by | Ku Meng-yu |
| Succeeded by | Wu Tieh-cheng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1901 Laoting, Hebei, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | 20 April 1971 (aged 69) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality |
 Republic of China
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| Political party |
 Kuomintang
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Chang Li-sheng (Chinese: 張厲生; pinyin: Zhāng Lìshēng; 1901–1971) was a Chinese politician and diplomat who served as the Secretary General of the Kuomintang from 1954 to 1959. L.S. Chang as he was commonly known, played a key role in Republic of China (ROC)’s political, economic, financial, and foreign affairs as well as in Kuomintang affairs from the 1920s until his death in Taiwan in 1971. Throughout his political life over four decades, Chang served in numerous important posts within both the KMT and the ROC’s local and central governments. He was a rare example of Chinese political virtues, noted for his integrity and honesty. He is remembered for numerous achievements and deeds, including his role in assisting Chen Cheng (1897-1965), former Taiwan provincial governor, Premier, and Vice President, to launch Taiwan’s local autonomy, economic and land reforms.
Chang was born into a poor family in Leting, Hebei. Having studied in Nankai Middle School in Tianjin and Chaoyang University in Peking with impressive records, Chang was selected and sent to study in France under the work-study program. In 1922, he was enrolled in University of Paris and majored in political science. In Paris, he became associated with Zhou Enlai, who also joined the same work-study program in France and who later tried to enlist Chang to serve under Mao Zedong.
In 1924, Chang returned to China and became a member of the KMT. In 1927, in the midst of Northern Expedition and of the split between the rightists and the leftists within the KMT, Chang served in the Political Department of the 10th Army of the National Revolutionary Army then based in Wuhan and under the influence of the KMT left-wingers. Shortly after Chiang Kai-shek purged the leftists and stood out as the new strongman within the KMT, Chang was sent to North China to handle local party affairs. In 1928, Chiang completed the Northern Expedition and unified China. By this time, Chang had joined the “Central Club” (C.C. Clique) and became a close associate with Chen Lifu and Chen Guofu, leaders of the Clique. In 1929, he served as secretary of the KMT Department of Organization headed by Chen Guofu.
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