Shen Deyong

Shen Deyong (Chinese: 沈德咏; born March 1954) is a Chinese politician and grand justice currently serving as director of the Committee for Social and Legal Affairs of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) since March 2018. At the height of his political career, he served as executive vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, the highest level of court in China.[1] Shen formally resigned from the government in June 2018, which was a shock to the news media.[2][3][4]

Shen Deyong
沈德咏
Director of the Committee for Social and Legal Affairs of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2018
Chairman	Wang Yang
Executive Vice-President of the Supreme People's Court
In office April 2008 – June 2018
Secretary of Shanghai Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee of the Communist Party of China
In office November 2006 – April 2008
Preceded by	Luo Shiqian
Succeeded by	Dong Junshu
Personal details
Born	March 1954 (age 66) Xiushui County, Jiangxi, China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Residence	Beijing, China
Alma mater	Jiangxi Normal University China University of Political Science and Law Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
Occupation	Politician, jurist
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	沈德詠
Simplified Chinese	沈德咏
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shěn Déyǒng

He began work in December 1977 and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1972. Shen was a member of the 18th and 19th CPC Central Committee.[5] He was a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.[6] He was also a member of the 16th and 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China. He is a member of the 13th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Shen was born in Xiushui County, Jiangxi in March 1954. After high school in 1975, he studied, then taught, at what is now Jiangxi Normal University, where he majored in English. In September 1980, he was accepted to China University of Political Science and Law.

After graduating in 1983, Shen was assigned to Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi province, as an official in the Provincial Commission of Politics and Law. In September 1988 he was transferred to Jiangxi Higher People's Court, where he was vice-president between 1993 and 1997. He became the deputy secretary of Jiangxi Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee of the Communist Party of China in February 1997, and served until October 1998.

In October 1998, Shen was transferred to Beijing and he was promoted to become vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, the highest level of court in China. He was secretary of Shanghai Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee of the Communist Party of China in November 2006, and held that office until April 2008. Then he was promoted again to become executive vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, a position at ministerial level. He became director of the Committee for Social and Legal Affairs of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in March 2018, serving in the post until his formally resignation from office in June 2018.[7] On June 22, 2018, he published a farewell article on the internet and teased himself as an old cadre.[8][9]

References

1. Zhao Yinan (8 May 2013). "Lawyers get an advocate". Chinadaily. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
2. 北京市高院院长杨万明出任最高法副院长，沈德咏卸任. sina (in Chinese). 2018-06-02.
3. 大法官沈德咏卸任：曾多次成为舆论焦点 很多表述成为金句. takefoto.cn (in Chinese). 2018-06-22.
4. 最高法常务副院长沈德咏提前卸任，媒体公布其《离职告别书》. thepaper (in Chinese). 2018-06-23.
5. "List of members of the 19th CPC Central Committee". Chinadaily. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
6. 中央国家机关选举产生186名出席党的十九大代表(名单). ce.cn (in Chinese). 2017-07-10.
7. "Shen Deyong". english.court.gov.cn. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
8. 最高人民法院原常务副院长沈德咏离职告别书. infzm.com (in Chinese). 2018-06-22.
9. 一级大法官沈德咏今天卸任，曾自评“做了一些应该做的事情，办了一些有意义的案件”. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-06-22.

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