Ding Zhongli
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Ding Zhongli | |
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丁仲礼 | |
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| Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress | |
| Assumed office March 2018 | |
| Chairman | Li Zhanshu |
| Chairperson of the China Democratic League | |
| Assumed office December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Baowen |
| President of the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| In office April 2014 – May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bai Chunli |
| Succeeded by | Li Shushen |
| Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| In office January 2008 – May 2020 | |
| President | Lu Yongxiang Bai Chunli |
| Executive director of the European and American Students Association | |
| Assumed office January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Zhu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1953 Shengzhou, Shaoxing, Zhejiang |
| Political party | China Democratic League |
| Alma mater | Zhejiang University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
Ding Zhongli (Chinese: 丁仲礼; pinyin: Dīng Zhònglǐ; born 14 January 1957) is a Chinese geologist and politician. He is a Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and chairman of the China Democratic League.
Biography
Ding was born in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, on 14 January 1957. In 1982, he earned his B.Sc of geochemistry from Zhejiang University. In 1988, he obtained PhD from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science.[citation needed]
Ding's research mainly focuses on the Neogene eolian sediments and ancient climate. He is the current Director-general of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science.[1] He's also the vice-president of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry.[2]
In December 2005, Ding was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Science. In January 2008, he was pointed as the vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[3] In December 2017, Ding was elected as the chairperson of the China Democratic League,[4] one of the political parties in China.
In March 2018, Ding was elected as the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[5]
On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14 Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress, including Ding, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."[6]
References
- ^ Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science Archived 10 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine organizational framework
- ^ Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine, csmpg.org.cn; accessed 9 March 2018.
- ^ News, xinhuanet.com; accessed 9 March 2018.
- ^ "中国民主同盟". www.dem-league.org.cn.
- ^ "十三届全国人大一次会议选举产生全国人大常委会副委员长、秘书长". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong-related Designations | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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| National | |
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Chinese geologists
- Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- People from Shengzhou
- People's Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang
- Politicians from Shaoxing
- Scientists from Shaoxing
- Members of the China Democratic League
- Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress
- Zhejiang University alumni
- Individuals sanctioned by the United States under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act