Zhang Dingcheng
September 1954 – January 1975
Yongding County, Fujian, Qing Empire
Beijing, China
Zhang Dingcheng (simplified Chinese: 张鼎丞; traditional Chinese: 張鼎丞; pinyin: Zhāng Dǐngchéng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: TiuⁿTiaⁿ-seng; December 1898 – December 16, 1981) was a politician of the People's Republic of China, Procurator–General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate from 1954 to 1975.[1] His tenure remains the longest in the history of the Supreme Procuratorate.
Biography
Zhang Dingcheng was born in Yongding County, Fujian in 1898. He graduated as a schoolteacher from the teachers college of Dapu County, Guangdong, and taught at primary schools. While teaching at the Qingxi Baoxu Temple primary school in Dapu County, he discovered Marxism, participated in revolutionary activities and joined the Communist Party of China in 1927.[1]
He commanded units of the Chinese Red Army (predecessor of the People's Liberation Army), studied at the Central Party School and took part in the Long March, accompanying Mao to Yan'an.[1] Zhang fought in both the Second Sino–Japanese War and, after the Japanese surrender, the Chinese Civil War that resulted in a Communist victory and the establishment of the People's Republic of China.[1]
From 1949 to 1954, Zhang served as Governor and Communist Party Secretary of Fujian Province. In 1954 he became Procurator–General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, holding that post for a record 21 years. During the Cultural Revolution he was publicly denounced by some Red Guard groups, but his loyalty to Mao ensured that he remained in his place.[1] Nevertheless, the 1975 Constitution, adopted a year before Mao's death, abolished the position of the Procurator–General (it was restored three years later, in 1978).[1]
Following the temporary abolition of the office of the Procurator–General in 1975, Zhang was elected a Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress, holding that office until his death in December 1981, at the age of 83.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Zhang Dingcheng's biography, zhanghuasun.com, March 30, 2015
External links
- (in Chinese) Biography of Zhang Dingcheng
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Preceded by none | PRC Fujian Governor and CPC Fujian Committee Secretary 1949–1954 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate 1954–1975 | Succeeded by |
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(1954–1959)
(1959–1964)
- Lin Boqu
- Li Jishen
- Luo Ronghuan
- Shen Junru
- Guo Moruo
- Huang Yanpei
- Peng Zhen
- Li Weihan
- Chen Shutong
Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama(fled 1959; dismissed 1964)- Saifuddin Azizi
- Cheng Qian
Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni(removed 1964)- He Xiangning
- Liu Bocheng
- Lin Feng
(1964–1975)
(1975–1978)
(1978–1983)
- Soong Ching-ling (died 1981)
- Nie Rongzhen (resigned 1980)
- Liu Bocheng (resigned 1980)
- Ulanhu
- Wu De (resigned 1980)
- Wei Guoqing
- Chen Yun
- Guo Moruo (died 1978)
- Tan Zhenlin
- Li Jingquan
- Zhang Dingcheng (resigned 1980; died 1981)
- Cai Chang (resigned 1980)
- Deng Yingchao
- Saifuddin Azizi
- Liao Chengzhi
- Ji Pengfei (secretary-general; resigned 1980)
- Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
- Zhou Jianren (resigned 1980)
- Xu Deheng
- Hu Juewen
- Peng Zhen (added 1979)
- Xiao Jinguang (added 1979)
- Zhu Yunshan (added 1979; died 1981)
- Shi Liang (added 1979)
- Peng Chong (added 1980)
- Xi Zhongxun (added 1980)
- Su Yu (added 1980)
- Yang Shangkun (added 1980; secretary-general)
- Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Erdeni (added 1980)
- Zhu Xuefan (added 1981)
(1983–1988)
(1988–1993)
(1993–1998)
(1998–2003)
- Tian Jiyun
- Xie Fei
- Jiang Chunyun
- Zou Jiahua
- Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai
- Wang Guangying
- Cheng Siyuan
- Buhe
- Tömür Dawamat
- Wu Jieping
- Peng Peiyun
- He Luli
- Zhou Guangzhao
Cheng Kejie(dismissed & executed 2000)- Cao Zhi
- Ding Shisun
- Cheng Siwei
- Xu Jialu
- Jiang Zhenghua
(2003–2008)
(2008–2013)
(2013–2018)
(2018–2023)
(2023–2028)