Zhang Lan

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
Leader	Mao Zedong
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
	In office; 27 September 1954 – 9 February 1955
Chairman	Liu Shaoqi
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	In office; 15 September 1954 – 9 February 1955
Chairman	Mao Zedong; Zhou Enlai
Chairman of China Democratic League
	In office; 10 October 1941 – 9 February 1955
Preceded by	Huang Yanpei
Succeeded by	Shen Junru
Personal details
Born	2 April 1872; Nanchong, Sichuan
Died	9 February 1955 (aged 82); Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China
Cause of death	Arteriosclerosis
Nationality	People's Republic of China
Political party	China 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.