Background
Mr. Tseng was born in Ping Yuan, Kwangtung, China (Pingyuan, Shandong, China) in 1898.
Mr. Tseng was born in Ping Yuan, Kwangtung, China (Pingyuan, Shandong, China) in 1898.
Yang-fu Tseng graduated from Peiyang University and took post-graduate work at the Pittsburg University, U.S.A.. He received the degree of Master of Science in Mining Engineering.
Mr. Tseng worked as assistant engineer in the Pittsburg Valley Mining Co., chief engineer of the Tenson Paint manufacturing Co. and later engineer of the Pittsburg Glass Works.
Then he joined the Revolutionary Government at Canton and was successively chief of the preparation bureau for the establishment of the central arsenal testing laboratory.
After that he became a member of the organization department of the Central Party Headquarters, director of the political trainnig bureau of the Central Party Headquarters, an excutive member of the Canton City Party Headquarters, executive member of the Kwangtung Provincial Party Headquarters, resident member in Nanking of the political department of the Headquarters of the Generalissimo of the Revolutionary Army.
He also took position of Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Mining, and vice-President of the Construction Commission and member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang, Commissioner of Reconstruction of the Chekiang Provincial Government from 1932 till 1935 and concurrently Director of the Highway Construction Department of the Wuchang Headquarters of the President of the Military Affairs Commission.