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Chen Lifu

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Chen Lifu
Trần lập phu
Chen Lifu as pictured inThe Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries
Minister ofEducationof theRepublic of China
In office
January 1938 – December 1944
Preceded byWang Shijie
Succeeded byZhu Jiahua
Personal details
Born21 August 1900
Wu xing,Zhe gian g,Qing Dynasty(present-dayHuzhou)
Died8 February 2001(2001-02-08)(aged 100)
Taichung City,Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
RelativesChen Guofu(brother)
Alma materUniversity of Pittsburgh

Chen LifuorCh'en Li-fu(simplified Chinese:Trần lập phu;traditional Chinese:Trần lập phu;pinyin:Chén lì-fū;21 August 1900 – 8 February 2001) was a Chinese politician and anti-communist of theRepublic of China.

Chen was born inWu xing,Zhe gian g,China (modernHuzhou). In 1925, Chen formally joinedKuomintang(KMT) inSan Franciscoafter receiving his master's degree in mining engineering from theUniversity of Pittsburgh.[1]On January 9, 1926,Chiang Kai-shekhired Chen as his confidential secretary.[2]Chen was later promoted in 1927 to head the Investigation Section of the Organization Department of the KMT.[3]In 1938, Chen was again promoted, becoming the minister of education. Chen held this position until 1944.[4]

Chen Lifu was the younger brother ofChen Guofu.As a result of the two brothers significant influence in the KMT government, they formed a political faction known as theCC Clique.

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  1. ^Ch'en, Li-fu (1994).The storm clouds clear over China, the memoir of Ch'en Li-fu, 1900-1993.Stanford, California: Hoover Press. pp. 16–18.
  2. ^Ch'en, Li-fu (1994).The storm clouds clear over China, the memoir of Ch'en Li-fu, 1900-1993.Stanford, California: Hoover Press. p. 23.
  3. ^Ch'en, Li-fu (1994).The storm clouds clear over China, the memoir of Ch'en Li-fu, 1900-1993.Stanford, California: Hoover Press. p. 65.
  4. ^Ch'en, Li-fu (1994).The storm clouds clear over China, the memoir of Ch'en Li-fu, 1900-1993.Stanford, California: Hoover Press. p. 147.
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