Background
Zhang was born in Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province, Qing Dynasty on 4 March 1897.
章乃器
Zhang was born in Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province, Qing Dynasty on 4 March 1897.
In 1913, Zhang attended Hangzhou Provincial School of Business (杭州省立甲种商业学校), after graduating, he worked in Zhejiang Industry Bank.
He was one of the founders of the China Democratic National Construction Association, and served as the Provider Reimbursement Consultants Minister of Food. Zhang joined the Xinhai Revolution Army in 1911. In 1927, Zhang set up a magazine named New Review (新评论).
In 1935, Zhang Naiqi and Ma Xiangbo found the Shanghai Cultural of National Salvation Association (上海文化届救国会).
In November 1936, Zhang was arrested by the Nationalist Government. During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937 – 1945), Zhang was released.
Zhang served as the chief of Anhui Treasury Department. After 1945, Zhang and Huang Yanpei found the China Democratic National Construction Association.
In 1949, Zhang went to Beijing and served as an adviser to the People"s Bank of China.
In 1952, Zhang served as the head of the Food Department of the People"s Republic of China. Zhang, Chen Shutong and Li Weihan founded the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce in which he served as the vice chairman. From 1949 to 1954, he was the Government Administration Council of the Central People"s Government member.
In 1957, Zhang Naiqi along with Zhang Bojun, Chu Anping and Luo Longji were classified as rightists.
On 8 June 1957, Zhang was removed from his posts and taken to be persecuted. On 13 May 1977, Zhang died of illness in a Beijing Hospital basement.
Zhang Naiqi"s memory was rehabilitated by Deng Xiaoping in 1980.
He wrote articles supporting the Kuomintang party.