Background
He was born in Tsinan, Shantung, China (Jinan, Shandong, China).
He was born in Tsinan, Shantung, China (Jinan, Shandong, China).
Fu Pan worked as a secretary in the Ministry of Finance of the Nanking Provisional Government in 1912, director of the bureau of the Shantung Grand Canal Improvement Works in 1914. Then he organized the Lu Feng Cotton Mill Co. at Tsinan and became managing director in 1915. He was also acting director-general of the National Conservancy Bureau in 1916-1917, vice-Minister of Finance in 1919, director-general of the Grand Canai Board in 1920, acting Minister of Finance and concurrently chief of the Salt Administration and inspector-general of the Salt Inspectorate in 1920-1921, Minister of Finance in 1926, Minister of Communications in 1927.
After that he was appointed Premier and formed a cabinet at Peking in 1927. Mr. Pan retired since 1928.