Hao Peng (; 1881–?) was a politician of the

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. He belonged to the Beijing Government, later he became an important politician during the

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. His

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was Yucang (). He was born in Sanhe,

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(

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Life

At the end of the

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, Hao Peng graduated from the

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High School. At first he entered the educational system in Fengtian, and successively held the positions of general supervisor of the elementary school and teacher of the preparatory school for studying abroad, manager of the

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. Then he turned to political circles, and successively held the positions of president of the Gazette Bureau of

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and leader of the Department of Agricultural Affairs of the public office for encouragement of industry, Shandong (). After the proclamation of the

, Hao Peng successively held the positions of public prosecutor of the Financial Ministry and chief of the General Affairs Agency. From December 1924 until January 1926 he worked as Chief of the Financial Agency of Zhili. Later he became a staff officer for

Zhang Zongchang Zhang Zongchang (1881 – 3 September 1932) was a Chinese warlord in Shandong in the early 20th century. ''Time'' dubbed him China's "basest warlord". He was known by many nicknames such as the "Dogmeat General" (), based on the name of his fa ...

, and was appointed Governor of

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. In 1927 he retired from political activity for a while. In October 1941 Hao Peng was appointed Member of the Commission for Rivers and Aqueducts in North China () of the

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(), the

. In next January he was catapulted to

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of the Suhuai Special Region (). In March of the same year he also held the position of commander of that Region's security forces. In September 1943 he was appointed Political Councilor () of the Nanjing Nationalist Government (Wang's clique). After that the whereabouts of Hao Peng remain unknown.

Footnotes

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hao, Peng People from Langfang Chinese collaborators with Imperial Japan 1881 births Year of death uncertain