Deng Pufang

Deng Pufang
Deng in 1987
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
5 March 2008 – 5 March 2013
ChairmanJia Qinglin
Chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation
In office
1988–2008
Succeeded byZhang Haidi
Personal details
Born (1944-04-16) 16 April 1944 (age 80)
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Parent(s)Deng Xiaoping
Zhuo Lin
Relativessiblings:
Deng Lin
Deng Nan
Deng Rong
Deng Zhifang
Alma materPeking University

Deng Pufang (simplified Chinese: 邓朴方; traditional Chinese: 鄧樸方; pinyin: Dèng Pǔfāng) (born 16 April 1944) is a Chinese politician, who is the eldest son of former Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.[1] He is mostly known for being injured during the Cultural Revolution by the Red Guards and becoming a paraplegic. He has since dedicated his life to improving the rights of people with disabilities.[2]

  1. ^ Pearson, Veronica. Royal College of Psychiatrists. [1995] (1995). RCPsych Publications. ISBN 0-902241-74-5. p. 88
  2. ^ Sabriye Tenberken; Rosemary Mahoney (2013). My path leads to Tibet: the inspiring story of the blind woman who brought hope to the blind children of Tibet. W W Norton. ISBN 9781611458893.