Teng Wensheng, male, Han nationality, is a native of Changning, Hunan Province. Teng was born in 1940, graduated from People's University of China and joined the CPC in 1965.
Teng spent much of his career as a researcher for the secretariat of the CPC Central Committee. In 1988, he became deputy secretary-general of the CPC Central Advisory Commission. He later became director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee. Teng has authored a book on the evolution of Mao Zedong thought.
Teng was a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee and is now a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee.