Song Dahan

Song Dahan (Chinese: 宋大涵; born December 1952) is a Chinese politician and legal professional. He served as a standing committee member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).^[1]

Song was born in Dongfeng County, Jilin, in December 1952. He joined the workforce in March 1969 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in October 1973. He began his career as an electrician in the Beijing Water Conservancy Engineering Corps and later worked in the political work team.^[2] Subsequently, he joined the Office of the National People's Congress (NPC) Legislative Affairs Committee, working in the petition group, theory group, and serving as deputy head of the Economic Law Division. He later became director of the Economic Law Division of the NPC Standing Committee Legislative Affairs Commission and served as a secretary to Peng Zhen.^[3]

Song held several senior positions in the State Council legal institutions, including deputy director and party member of the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council and deputy director and deputy party secretary of the Legislative Affairs Office.^[4] In April 2010, he was appointed director and party secretary of the State Council Legislative Affairs Office.^[5] From February 2017, he continued serving as director and party member of the office. From March 2018 to March 2023, he served as a standing committee member of the 13th CPPCC.^[6]