Sun Wanzhong
Sun Wanzhong | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: 孙琬钟 | |
| Director of the State Council Legislative Affairs Office | |
| In office March 1987 – May 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1930 Huailai County, Hebei, China |
| Died | January 1, 2023 (aged 92) Beijing, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
Sun Wanzhong (Chinese: 孙琬钟; August 18, 1930 – January 1, 2023) was a Chinese legal official and jurist who served as Director and Party Secretary of the State Council Legislative Affairs Office. He later held senior leadership positions within the China Law Society and participated in major national legislative and constitutional bodies.[1]
Biography
Sun Wanzhong was born on August 18, 1930, in Huailai County, Hebei. He began participating in revolutionary work in February 1949 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in March 1950.[2] From January 1953, Sun successively served as secretary to the Vice Minister of Justice, secretary in the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and secretary to the President of the Supreme People's Court. These early roles placed him at the center of China’s judicial administration and policy coordination.[3][2]
In May 1969, during the Cultural Revolution, Sun was sent to a May Seventh Cadre School for manual labor. After returning to work in January 1972, he was appointed Director of the Office of the President of the Supreme People's Court and later served as President of its Civil Adjudication Division. Beginning in October 1982, he concurrently served as a member of the Supreme People's Court Adjudication Committee and held senior leadership positions in both civil and criminal adjudication divisions.[4]
In March 1987, Sun was appointed Director and Party Secretary of the State Council Legislative Affairs Office, where he played a significant role in legislative coordination and the drafting of administrative regulations. From May 1991 to November 2003, he served successively as Vice President, Deputy Party Secretary, and Executive Vice President of the China Law Society, contributing to the development of legal scholarship and professional legal institutions in China.[5] He retired from public service in July 2004. Sun Wanzhong died of illness in Beijing on January 1, 2023, at the age of 92.[3]
References
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- ^ a b "孙琬钟同志逝世". 中国共产党新闻网--人民网 (in Chinese). 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ^ a b "孫琬鐘同志逝世--新聞報道-中國共產黨新聞網". 中国共产党新闻网--人民网 (in Chinese). 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ^ "孙琬钟同志逝世-新华网". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ^ "孙琬钟专项基金 中国法学交流基金会". 首页 中国法学交流基金会 (in Chinese). 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2025-12-23.