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Liu Puren | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1948–1982 | |
| Constituency | Zhejiang |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1 March 1982 |
Liu Puren (Chinese: 劉譜人, died 1 March 1982) was a Chinese politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.
Biography
[edit]Originally from Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, Liu was educated at Hangzhou Women's Normal School, after which she became headteacher of Shangyu County Girls' School.[1] In 1930 she went to Japan to attend Tokyo College of Fine Arts,[1] earning a bachelor's degree from the Japanese Culture Academy.[2] Returning to China in 1932,[1] she became director of the private Chunhui Middle School and manager of Zhejiang Province State Senior Midwife School. She also became a member of Hangzhou City Senate.[2]
Having joined the Kuomintang in 1924, she became an executive member of its Shangyu County branch and head of its women's section.[1] She was a Kuomintang candidate in Zhejiang in the 1948 elections for the Legislative Yuan, and was elected to parliament.[2] She relocated to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War, where she remained a member of the Legislative Yuan until her death in 1982.[3]
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