Cao Jianming

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Cao Jianming

| office = Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

| term_start = 17 March 2018

| term_end = 10 March 2023

| 1blankname = {{nowrap|Chairman}}

| 1namedata = Li Zhanshu

| office1 = Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate

| term_start1 = 16 March 2008

| term_end1 = 18 March 2018

| predecessor1 = Jia Chunwang

| successor1 = Zhang Jun

| office2 = Vice President of the Supreme People's Court

| term_start2 = 16 March 2003

| term_end2 = 16 March 2008

| president2 = Xiao Yang

| alma_mater = East China University of Political Science and Law

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|9|24}}

| birth_place = Shanghai

| party = Chinese Communist Party

| image = Cao Jianming.jpg

| spouse = Wang Xiaoya

| native_name = 曹建明

}}

Cao Jianming ({{zh|c=曹建明|p=Cáo Jiànmíng}}; born September 24, 1955, in Shanghai) is a Chinese retired politician who served as a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2018 to 2023. Previously, he was the procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Biography

He received his LL.B and LL.M degrees from East China University of Political Science and Law in 1983 and 1986.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

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.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

He studied in Ghent University in Ghent, Belgium, in Europe from 1989 to 1990.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

Cao was appointed Vice President of the Supreme People's Court in 1999.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

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.{{cite web|title=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|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-03/17/c_1122550486.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317164932/http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-03/17/c_1122550486.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2018|website=Xinhua|accessdate=2018-03-17}}

Cao was a member of the 17th, 18th, and 19th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party. He was an alternate of the 16th Central Committee.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on the entire 14 Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress, including Cao, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."{{Cite web|title=Hong Kong-related Designations {{!}} U.S. Department of the Treasury|url=https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20201207|access-date=2021-01-19|website=home.treasury.gov}}

References

External links

{{in lang|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116165856/http://www.court.gov.cn/mien/2/200303060021.htm Profile of Cao Jianming], official website of the Supreme People's Court.
{{in lang|zh}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071029195206/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-02/28/content_295052.htm Biography of Cao Jianming], Xinhuanet

{{succession box | before = Jia Chunwang | title = Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate | years = 2008 – 2018 | after = Zhang Jun }}

{{succession box | before = Shi Huanzhang | title = President of East China University of Political Science and Law | years = 1997 – 1999 | after = He Qinhua }}

Category:1955 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century Chinese judges

Category:21st-century Chinese judges

Category:Alternates of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

Category:Council of Chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress

Category:Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanghai

Category:Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress

Category:East China University of Political Science and Law alumni

Category:Ghent University alumni