Cao Zhi
曹志
Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress
In office
19 March 1998 – 5 March 2003
ChairmanLi Peng
Personal details
BornMay 1928
Anqiu, Shandong, China
Died1 July 2020(2020-07-01) (aged 92)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Cao Zhi (Chinese: 曹志; pinyin: Cáo Zhì; May 1928 – 1 July 2020) was a Chinese politician.

Cao was born in Anqiu, Shandong. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1947. Since then, Cao had served as the Director of Research Office of Organization Department of CCP Central Committee (1978–83), the Deputy Head of Organization Department of CCP Central Committee (1983–87), and the Deputy Director of Research Office of Secretariat of CCP Central Committee (1987–88). In 1988, he was elected the Executive Deputy Secretary-General of the 7th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee. In 1993, he was elected the Secretary General of the 8th NPC Standing Committee. Later, he served as one of the Vice Chairmen of the 9th National People's Congress (1998–2003).[1][2][3]

He died on 1 July 2020 in Beijing, aged 92.[4][5][3] On 3 July, he was buried at Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ^ Cao Zhi
  2. ^ Cao Zhi, China Who's Who
  3. ^ a b "曹志同志生平" (in Chinese). xinhuanet.
  4. ^ "[视频]曹志同志逝世" (in Chinese). CCTV. 2020-07-01.
  5. ^ "第九届全国人大常委会副委员长曹志逝世 享年93岁" (in Chinese). 2020-07-01.
  6. ^ "第九届全国人大常委会副委员长曹志遗体在京火化" (in Chinese). 163.com. 2020-07-03.


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