Chen Lifu or Ch'en Li-fu (; 21 August 1900 – 8 February 2001) was a Chinese politician and anti-communist of the
Republic of China.
Chen was born in
Wuxing,
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provinces of China, province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable citie ...
, China (modern
Huzhou). In 1925, Chen formally joined
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...
(KMT) in
San Francisco
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after receiving his master's degree in mining engineering from the
University of Pittsburgh
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. On January 9, 1926,
Chiang Kai-shek hired Chen as his confidential secretary. Chen was later promoted in 1927 to head the Investigation Section of the Organization Department of the KMT. In 1938, Chen was again promoted, becoming the minister of education. Chen held this position until 1944.
Chen Lifu was the younger brother of
Chen Guofu. As a result of the two brothers significant influence in the KMT government, they formed a political faction known as the
CC Clique
The CC Clique (), or Central Club Clique (), was one of the political factions within the Kuomintang (The Chinese Nationalist Party), in the Republic of China (1912–49). It was led by the brothers Chen Guofu and Chen Lifu, friends of Chiang Kai- ...
.
References
1900 births
2001 deaths
Members of the Kuomintang
Chinese anti-communists
Chinese people of World War II
Politicians from Huzhou
Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang
Taiwanese people from Zhejiang
University of Pittsburgh alumni
Chinese centenarians
Men centenarians
Taiwanese centenarians
Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan
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