Yuan Fenglan, female, Han nationality, is a native of Lintong, Shaanxi province. She was born in 1942, joined the CPC in 1962, and graduated from university. She is an associate professor.
Yuan began her career at the 422 Factory of the Sixth Ministry of Machine-Building in Fuling of Sichuan province, where she served as a member of the CPC committee until 1974. She subsequently transferred to the Guilin Electronic Industry Institute, where she served as head of the organization department of the CPC committee until 1984. Yuan was appointed mayor of Guilin in 1990.
Yuan Fenglan was a delegate to the 8th NPC and a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee. She was elected vice chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional People's Government in 1995.