Deng Nan (; born October 1945 in Guang'an,

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

) is a Chinese politician and physicist.

Early life

Deng was born the second daughter of

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping also Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Teng Hsiao-p'ing; born Xiansheng (). (22 August 190419 February 1997) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's R ...

with his third wife Zhuo Lin. Deng studied physics at

Peking University Peking University (PKU) is a Public university, public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the Peop ...

from 1964 to 1970. During university, she was secretary of the branch Communist Youth League of China. In Spring 1968, Nie Yuanzi directed Red Guards to detain Deng and her elder brother Deng Pufang. They were imprisoned in separate rooms of the physics department in an attempt to force self-criticisms from each. Deng was released relatively soon, whereas her brother was held and tortured for four months. In 1970, Deng was sent to the Gaozhaizi Commune in present-day Ningqiang County for reeducation. She was assigned to the people's welfare production brigade at Dingjiawan (), where she lived with the family of the branch secretary Jiang Yingchang. She participated in constructing terraces, drying cereals, collecting firewood, and other labour. In her first year, Deng was referred to as the most zealous of the intellectual youth sent to Ningqiang County.

Career

She served as vice minister of China's State Science and Technology Commission (1998 - November 2004). She was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. She is considered to be a princeling.

Personal life

Deng's university classmate Zhang Hong () was sent to the same commune in Ningqiang County, where the two frequently cooked food and collected firewood together. They are thought to have already been romantically involved at this point. The two later had a daughter in 1972 called Deng Zhuorui (), alternatively known as Mianmian (), known professionally as Ran (Anne) Zhuo ().Sometimes misspelt with the characters 棉棉. She married the CEO of Anbang Insurance Group, Wu Xiaohui in 2004. It was Wu's third marriage and they had one son. In 2014, Zhuorui ceased being a shareholder in two companies owned by Anbang, which was followed by news of the couple's separation in 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deng, Nan 1945 births Living people Politicians from Guang'an Family of Deng Xiaoping People's Republic of China politicians from Sichuan Chinese Communist Party politicians from Sichuan 21st-century Chinese women politicians 21st-century Chinese politicians Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China Children of national leaders of China