Ding Zhongli

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding.

Ding Zhongli
丁仲礼
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 March 2018
Chairman	Li Zhanshu Zhao Leji
Chairman of the China Democratic League
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 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
President of the Western Returned Scholars Association
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2021
Preceded by	Chen Zhu
Personal details
Born	(1957-01-14) 14 January 1957 (age 68) Shengzhou, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Political party	China Democratic League
Alma mater	Zhejiang University (BS) Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (MS, ScD)
Scientific career
Fields	Geology

Ding Zhongli (Chinese: 丁仲礼; pinyin: Dīng Zhònglǐ; born 14 January 1957) is a Chinese geologist and officeholder, who is the chairman of the China Democratic League and a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Biography

Ding was born in Shengzhou, Zhejiang in January 1957.[1] He received a bachelor of science with a major in geochemistry from Zhejiang University in 1982. He received a master of science and a doctor of science in paleontology and stratigraphy from the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1982 and 1985, respectively.[2][3]

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 Sciences.[4] He is also the vice president of the Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry.[5]

In December 2005, Ding was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In January 2008, he was appointed the vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[6]

In 2008, Ding became a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC).[7] In December 2017, Ding was elected as the chairperson of the China Democratic League,[8] one of the minor political parties in China. In March 2018, Ding was elected as a vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[7]

On 7 December 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 13936, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14 NPCSC vice chairpersons including Ding, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."[9]

On 3 June 2023, Ding attended the third inauguration of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as Turkish president as the special envoy of Chinese president Xi Jinping.[10][11]

References

1. "丁仲礼" [Ding Zhongli]. China Knowledge Centre for Engineering Sciences and Technology. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
2. "丁仲礼---中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所". sourcedb.igg.cas.cn. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
3. "丁仲礼同志简历_新闻频道_央视网(cctv.com)". news.cctv.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
4. Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science Archived 10 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine organizational framework
5. Chinese Society for Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry Archived 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine, csmpg.org.cn; accessed 9 March 2018.
6. "詹文龙、丁仲礼、阴和俊任中科院副院长" [Zhan Wenlong, Ding Zhongli, Yin Hejun appointed as the vice presidents of the Chinese Academy of Sciences]. Xinhua News Agency. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
7. "Introduction to vice-chairpersons, secretary-general of 13th NPC Standing Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
8. "丁仲礼 主席" [Chairman Ding Zhongli]. China Democratic League. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
9. "Hong Kong-related Designations | U.S. Department of the Treasury". home.treasury.gov. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
10. "Names to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Turkish President Erdogan - Turkiye Newspaper". Türkiye Newspaper (in Turkish). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
11. "Chinese president's special envoy to attend inauguration ceremony of Turkish president". Xinhua News Agency. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.