Cao Jianming
Cao Jianming | |
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| Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (13th National People's Congress) | |
| Assumed office March 2018 | |
| Chairman | Li Zhanshu |
| Procurator-General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate | |
| In office March 2008 – March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jia Chunwang |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Jun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1955 Shanghai |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | East 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[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hong Kong-related Designations | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
External links[]
- (in Chinese) Profile of Cao Jianming, official website of the Supreme People's Court.
- (in Chinese) Biography of Cao Jianming, Xinhuanet
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- Ghent University alumni
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanghai
- Supreme People's Court judges
- Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate
- Presidents of East China University of Political Science and Law
- Members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress
- East China University of Political Science and Law alumni
- People's Republic of China politicians from Shanghai
- Individuals sanctioned by the United States under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act
- 20th-century Chinese judges
- 21st-century Chinese judges