Wu Zhipan

Wu Zhipan
Chinese: 吴志攀
Personal details
BornDecember 1956 (age 69)
Xichang, Sichuan, China
PartyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University
OccupationProfessor of Law

Wu Zhipan (吴志攀; born December 12, 1956) is a Chinese legal scholar, professor of law at Peking University, and doctoral supervisor. He has served as vice president and Executive Vice President of Peking University, as well as a member of the university's Party Standing Committee. Wu is a vice president of the China Law Society and concurrently serves as director of both the Peking University Asia-Pacific Research Institute and the Peking University Financial Law Research Center. He is also an independent director of BlueFocus Intelligent Communications Group.[1]

Biography

Wu was born in Xichang, Sichuan, in December 1956.[2] He joined the workforce in 1975 and later enrolled at Peking University, where he completed his bachelor's degree in law in 1982, his master's degree in 1985, and his doctorate in 1988. During his doctoral studies, he also undertook academic training and lecturing at Shue Yan College in Hong Kong.[3]

After earning his doctorate, Wu joined the faculty of the Department of Law at Peking University in 1988 as a lecturer. From 1991 to 1992, he was a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School. Upon returning to China, he became an associate professor and deputy director of the department's teaching and research office, while also serving as director of the newly established Financial Law Research Center. He was promoted to full professor in 1995.[4]

Between 1996 and 1999, Wu served as chair of the Department of Law and as a doctoral supervisor. In 1997, he was selected as an Eisenhower Fellow and conducted academic exchanges in the United States. From 1999 to 2001, he served as dean of the School of Law at Peking University and concurrently as assistant to the university president.[5]

From 2001 onward, Wu held a series of senior administrative positions at Peking University. He served as assistant to the president, then vice president, and beginning in 2003 as deputy Party secretary and vice president.[6] In December 2004, he became executive deputy Party secretary of the university, executive deputy director of the University Council, and chief legal adviser.[7] He continued in these roles until 2010. Between 2010 and 2017, Wu served as Executive Vice President of Peking University and a member of the Party Standing Committee, while also acting as the university's chief legal adviser.[8]

References

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  2. ^ ""盛情天府 川聚精彩"——北京大学2013年川籍应届毕业生欢送会成功举办-北京大学校友网". 北京大学校友网 (in Chinese). 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  3. ^ "吴志攀详细资料_财经人物_财经_凤凰网". 凤凰网财经-离用户最近的财经媒体-凤凰网 (in Chinese). 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  4. ^ "吴志攀_北京大学教授_艾思科蓝". 艾思科蓝 AiScholar 学术一站式服务平台 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  5. ^ "吴志攀". 北京大学 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  6. ^ "科学网—吴志攀任北大常务副校长 现任党委常务副书记". 科学网—新闻 (in Chinese). 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  7. ^ "教育部任命吴志攀为北大常务副校长". China Daily Website (in Chinese). 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  8. ^ "吴志攀任北大常务副校长 目前任党委常务副书记". China News Service (in Chinese). 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2025-12-10.