Zhang Lan

Zhang Lan
张澜
Zhang in 1955
Vice Chairman of the Central People's Government
In office
1 October 1949 – 27 September 1954
LeaderMao Zedong
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
27 September 1954 – 9 February 1955
ChairmanLiu Shaoqi
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
25 December 1954 – 9 February 1955
ChairmanMao Zedong
Zhou Enlai
Chairman of China Democratic League
In office
10 October 1941 – 9 February 1955
Preceded byHuang Yanpei
Succeeded byShen Junru
Personal details
Born2 April 1872
Nanchong, Sichuan
Died9 February 1955(1955-02-09) (aged 82)
Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China
Cause of deathArteriosclerosis
NationalityPeople's Republic of China
Political partyChina Democratic League

Zhang Lan (simplified Chinese: 张澜; traditional Chinese: 張瀾; pinyin: Zhāng Lán; 1872 – February 1955), courtesy name Biaofang (表方), was a Chinese political activist best known for being the chairman of the China Democratic League from its founding in 1941 until his death in 1955.