Cao Jianming


Cao Jianming 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.
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.