Shen Deyong
Shen Deyong | |||||||
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沈德咏 | |||||||
| Chairperson of the Committee for Social and Legal Affairs | |||||||
| In office 16 March 2018 – 20 March 2022 | |||||||
| Chairman | Wang Yang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Meng Xuenong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Xu Lingyi | ||||||
| Executive Vice-President of the Supreme People's Court | |||||||
| In office April 2008 – June 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Cao Jianming | ||||||
| Succeeded by | He Rong | ||||||
| Secretary of Shanghai Discipline Inspection Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||
| In office November 2006 – April 2008 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Luo Shiqian | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Dong Junshu | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | March 12, 1954 Xiushui County, Jiangxi, China | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party (expelled) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Jiangxi Normal University China University of Political Science and Law Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 沈德詠 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 沈德咏 | ||||||
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Shen Deyong (Chinese: 沈德咏; born March 12, 1954) is a Chinese politician and judge who served as the chairperson of the Committee for Social and Legal Affairs (CPPCC). At the height of his political career, he served as executive vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, the highest level of China's judiciary. Shen formally resigned from the government in June 2018, which was a shock to the news media.
He began work in December 1977 and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1972. Shen was a member of the 18th and 19th CCP Central Committee. He was a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was also a member of the 16th and 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a member of the 13th Standing Committee of the CPPCC.