Cao Jianming

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Cao Jianming
Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
(13th National People's Congress)
Assumed office
March 2018
ChairmanLi Zhanshu
Procurator-General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate
In office
March 2008 – March 2018
Preceded byJia Chunwang
Succeeded byZhang Jun
Personal details
Born (1955-09-24) September 24, 1955 (age 65)
Shanghai
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materEast China University of Political Science and Law

Cao Jianming (Chinese: 曹建明; pinyin: Cáo Jiànmíng; born September 24, 1955 in Shanghai) was the Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China. Since 2018 he has served as one of the Vice Chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Biography[]

He received his LL.B and LL.M degrees from East China University of Political Science and Law in 1983 and 1986.

After graduation, Cao joined the faculty of the same university. He was the President of this university from 1997 to 1999 and became the President of the National Judges College in 1999.

He studied in Ghent University in Ghent, Belgium in Europe from 1989-1990.

Cao was appointed Vice President of the Supreme People's Court in 1999.

On March 16, 2008, Cao was elected Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. He was elected as the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in March 2018.[1]

Cao is a member of the 17th, 18th, and 19th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China. He was an alternate member of the 16th Central Committee.

On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on the entire 14 Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress, including Cao, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "十三届全国人大一次会议选举产生全国人大常委会副委员长、秘书长". Xinhua. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong-related Designations | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-19.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Jia Chunwang
Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate
2008 – 2018
Succeeded by
Zhang Jun
Educational offices
Preceded by
President of East China University of Political Science and Law
1997 – 1999
Succeeded by
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