Hao Peng (; 1881–?) was a politician of the
Republic of China
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. He belonged to the
Beijing Government, later he became an important politician during the
Wang Jingwei regime
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. His
courtesy name
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was Yucang (). He was born in
Sanhe,
Zhili
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(
Hebei
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).
Life
At the end of the
Qing Dynasty
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, Hao Peng graduated from the
Shandong
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Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
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
junior high school
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. Then he turned to political circles, and successively held the positions of president of the Gazette Bureau of
Hubei
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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
Republic of China
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, 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
Anhui
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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
North China Political Council
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Etymology
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(), the
Wang Jingwei regime
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. In next January he was catapulted to
Chief Executive
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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.
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People from Langfang
Chinese collaborators with Imperial Japan
1881 births
Year of death uncertain