Zhou Xinmin (politician, born 1897)

Zhou Xinmin (Chinese: 周新民; March 14, 1897 – October 1979), originally named Zhou Jun (Chinese: 周骏), courtesy name Zhenfei, was a Chinese politician, legal scholar, and democratic activist from Lujiang, Anhui. He participated in the May Fourth Movement in his youth and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1926. Zhou was active in the revolutionary and anti-Japanese movements of the 20th century and later held several government and academic posts in the People's Republic of China, including secretary-general of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, deputy director of the General Office of the State Council, secretary-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, vice mayor of Shenyang, and deputy director of the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was also a member of the Standing Committee of the China Democratic League.