方(fang)思瓊,方(fang)方(fang)原(yuan)名(ming)。廣(guang)東普寧人(ren)。中(zhong)共(gong)黨員(1926)。曾任廣(guang)東省人(ren)民政府副(fu)主席,中(zhong)共(gong)中(zhong)央統戰(zhan)部(bu)副(fu)部(bu)長,全國(guo)僑聯(lian)第(di)(di)一屆(jie)(jie)(jie)副(fu)主席,中(zhong)僑委黨組書記(ji)。中(zhong)共(gong)七大、八(ba)大代表(biao)。第(di)(di)一至三屆(jie)(jie)(jie)全國(guo)人(ren)大代表(biao),第(di)(di)一至四屆(jie)(jie)(jie)全國(guo)政協委員。
1924年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)6月(yue)在廣(guang)州加(jia)(jia)入新(xin)學生社,同年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)秋入廣(guang)東農(nong)(nong)民(min)(min)運動(dong)(dong)講習所學習,結業后(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)回鄉從(cong)事農(nong)(nong)民(min)(min)運動(dong)(dong)。1925年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)春(chun)(chun)參(can)加(jia)(jia)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)民(min)(min)黨(dang),任(ren)普寧縣(xian)(xian)黨(dang)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)常務委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)兼(jian)(jian)秘書(shu)(shu)(shu)長。5月(yue)加(jia)(jia)入中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)產(chan)主(zhu)(zhu)義青年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)團(tuan),不久任(ren)潮(chao)(chao)汕(shan)農(nong)(nong)民(min)(min)自衛軍(jun)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)青團(tuan)特支(zhi)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji)。1926年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)春(chun)(chun)轉為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)產(chan)黨(dang)黨(dang)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),先后(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)任(ren)潮(chao)(chao)安(an)(an)上(shang)莆(pu)區(qu)(qu)工(gong)農(nong)(nong)會(hui)(hui)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)支(zhi)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji)、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)潮(chao)(chao)安(an)(an)縣(xian)(xian)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)工(gong)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji)、縣(xian)(xian)總工(gong)會(hui)(hui)秘書(shu)(shu)(shu)長,參(can)與領導(dao)(dao)(dao)潮(chao)(chao)安(an)(an)縣(xian)(xian)工(gong)農(nong)(nong)運動(dong)(dong)。第(di)(di)一(yi)次大(da)(da)革命(ming)失敗后(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)曾(ceng)被迫流亡到暹羅(今泰國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo))任(ren)教。1927年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)冬返回潮(chao)(chao)安(an)(an)組織(zhi)赤衛團(tuan),任(ren)黨(dang)代(dai)表(biao)(biao)并(bing)任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)潮(chao)(chao)安(an)(an)縣(xian)(xian)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)宣傳(chuan)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)長。1929年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)東江特委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)職(zhi)工(gong)運動(dong)(dong)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)會(hui)(hui)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)普寧縣(xian)(xian)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)汕(shan)頭市委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji)。1930年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)夏(xia)任(ren)潮(chao)(chao)安(an)(an)縣(xian)(xian)革命(ming)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)會(hui)(hui)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)黨(dang)團(tuan)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji),參(can)加(jia)(jia)創建東江革命(ming)根據地的(de)斗爭(zheng)(zheng)。1931年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)起先后(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)閩(min)(min)粵贛邊區(qu)(qu)省委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)職(zhi)工(gong)運動(dong)(dong)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)會(hui)(hui)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)汀(州)連(城)縣(xian)(xian)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)上(shang)杭中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)縣(xian)(xian)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji)。1933年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)春(chun)(chun)任(ren)福建軍(jun)區(qu)(qu)(上(shang))杭、(龍)巖、永(定)游(you)擊縱隊政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)治(zhi)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。同年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)秋任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)福建省委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)宣傳(chuan)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)長兼(jian)(jian)武裝(zhuang)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)長。1934年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)春(chun)(chun)任(ren)福建軍(jun)區(qu)(qu)紅(hong)九團(tuan)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)治(zhi)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)兼(jian)(jian)軍(jun)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)會(hui)(hui)主(zhu)(zhu)席,率部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)參(can)加(jia)(jia)多次反(fan)“圍剿”作戰(zhan)。中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)紅(hong)軍(jun)主(zhu)(zhu)力長征后(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou),奉命(ming)留在閩(min)(min)西(xi)(xi)(xi)。1935年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)3月(yue)任(ren)閩(min)(min)西(xi)(xi)(xi)南(nan)軍(jun)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)會(hui)(hui)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)治(zhi)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)主(zhu)(zhu)任(ren)兼(jian)(jian)第(di)(di)一(yi)軍(jun)分(fen)(fen)(fen)區(qu)(qu)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)治(zhi)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。1936年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)秋任(ren)閩(min)(min)西(xi)(xi)(xi)南(nan)軍(jun)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)會(hui)(hui)常務委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)兼(jian)(jian)組織(zhi)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)長。參(can)與領導(dao)(dao)(dao)閩(min)(min)西(xi)(xi)(xi)艱(jian)苦的(de)三年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)游(you)擊戰(zhan)爭(zheng)(zheng)。1937年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)4月(yue)赴延安(an)(an)向(xiang)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)匯報閩(min)(min)西(xi)(xi)(xi)斗爭(zheng)(zheng)情況。抗日(ri)戰(zhan)爭(zheng)(zheng)爆發(fa)后(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou)返回閩(min)(min)西(xi)(xi)(xi),任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)閩(min)(min)粵贛邊省委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)常務委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)兼(jian)(jian)組織(zhi)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)長。1938年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)閩(min)(min)粵邊特委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji)。1941年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)秋任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)南(nan)方局南(nan)方工(gong)作委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)會(hui)(hui)書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji),駐廣(guang)東統一(yi)領導(dao)(dao)(dao)廣(guang)東、福建、廣(guang)西(xi)(xi)(xi)等地的(de)抗日(ri)武裝(zhuang)斗爭(zheng)(zheng)和抗日(ri)愛國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)救亡運動(dong)(dong)。1943年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)夏(xia)入延安(an)(an)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)黨(dang)校學習,被選(xuan)為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)七大(da)(da)代(dai)表(biao)(biao)。解放(fang)戰(zhan)爭(zheng)(zheng)初任(ren)北(bei)平軍(jun)調(diao)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)廣(guang)州第(di)(di)八(ba)小組中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)代(dai)表(biao)(biao)、葉劍英政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)治(zhi)顧問。1946年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)秋任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)香港分(fen)(fen)(fen)局書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji),1949年(nian)(nian)(nian)(nian)春(chun)(chun)任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)華(hua)(hua)南(nan)分(fen)(fen)(fen)局書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji)。曾(ceng)領導(dao)(dao)(dao)營救轉移(yi)大(da)(da)批民(min)(min)主(zhu)(zhu)黨(dang)派、愛國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)人士安(an)(an)全抵達東北(bei)和華(hua)(hua)東解放(fang)區(qu)(qu),組織(zhi)領導(dao)(dao)(dao)開展(zhan)華(hua)(hua)南(nan)游(you)擊戰(zhan)爭(zheng)(zheng)。廣(guang)東解放(fang)時(shi)任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)華(hua)(hua)南(nan)分(fen)(fen)(fen)局第(di)(di)三書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji)兼(jian)(jian)廣(guang)東省人民(min)(min)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)府副(fu)主(zhu)(zhu)席。中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)華(hua)(hua)人民(min)(min)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)和國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)成立后(hou)(hou)(hou)(hou),歷任(ren)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)華(hua)(hua)南(nan)分(fen)(fen)(fen)局第(di)(di)五書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji)兼(jian)(jian)廣(guang)東省人民(min)(min)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)府副(fu)主(zhu)(zhu)席,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)華(hua)(hua)南(nan)分(fen)(fen)(fen)局常務委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)兼(jian)(jian)交通運輸(shu)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)長,國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)務院僑(qiao)務委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)會(hui)(hui)副(fu)主(zhu)(zhu)任(ren)、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)黨(dang)組書(shu)(shu)(shu)記(ji)(ji),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央(yang)(yang)(yang)(yang)統一(yi)戰(zhan)線工(gong)作部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)副(fu)部(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)長等職(zhi)。被選(xuan)為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)共(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)八(ba)大(da)(da)代(dai)表(biao)(biao),第(di)(di)二、三屆全國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)人大(da)(da)代(dai)表(biao)(biao),第(di)(di)四(si)、五屆全國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)政(zheng)(zheng)(zheng)協委(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)員(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)華(hua)(hua)全國(guo)(guo)(guo)(guo)華(hua)(hua)僑(qiao)聯(lian)合會(hui)(hui)副(fu)主(zhu)(zhu)席。