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Ren Jianxin

For the founder of ChemChina, see Ren Jianxin (businessman).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ren.

Ren Jianxin (Chinese: 任建新; pinyin: Rén Jiànxīn; August 1925 – 21 September 2024) was a Chinese high-ranking official, judge, and politician. He most notably served as president of the Supreme People's Court from 1988 to 1998, after having held the position of vice president since 1983, and as Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission from 1992 to 1998, overseeing all police, intelligence, and judicial agencies.[1]

Ren Jianxin
任建新
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
13 March 1998 – 13 March 2003
ChairmanLi Ruihuan
President of the Supreme People's Court
In office
9 April 1988 – 17 March 1998
Preceded byZheng Tianxiang
Succeeded byXiao Yang
Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
In office
September 1992 – March 1998
General SecretaryJiang Zemin
Preceded byQiao Shi
Succeeded byLuo Gan
Personal details
BornAugust 1925
Xiangfen County, Shanxi, China
Died21 September 2024(2024-09-21) (aged 99)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseNiu Lizhi (牛立志)[1]

Biography

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Ren Jianxin was born in Xiangfen County, Shanxi, in 1925. He studied chemical engineering at Peking University, graduating in 1948. During his studies, he was an underground communist activist, and officially joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1948. Then, he served as Secretary of the Secretary's Office of the North China People's Government (Chinese: 华北人民政府), responsible for assisting Dong Biwu, Chairman of the North China People's Government.[2] In 1949, he became the secretary of the General Office of the Central Political and Law Commission (Chinese: 中央政法委员会) and Secretary of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Central People's Government (Chinese: 中央人民政府法制委员会).[3]

He thus served, from 1949 to 1959, as an administrative employee in the Legislative Bureau of the Central People's Government, the Political and Legal Commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the State Council Bureau of Legislative Affairs, as well as the State Council's General Office. In 1959, he served as Section Chief and then Director of the Department of Legal Affairs of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.[4][5] When the Cultural Revolution broke out in 1966, Ren was persecuted, imprisoned, then sent down to work in the May 7 Cadre School.[6]

Restored to his position in 1971, from that year to 1981 he was the Director of Legal Affairs in the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), and, importantly, Secretary-General in its Maritime Arbitration Commission. This position became significant with the start of the Chinese economic reform, and Ren dealt with globally key maritime players, such as Greek ship-owners. In November 1973, Ren Jianxin headed a Chinese Government delegation, including Lu Long, Wang Zhengfa, and Yang Bo, to Geneva as an observer for the Fourth Series of Meetings of the Governing Bodies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).[7][8] On 3 March 1980, China presented its applications to WIPO, which became effective for China on 3 June 1980.[9]

In 1983, Ren entered the Supreme People's Court of China as Executive Vice President for five years until 1988, and then President for the next 10 years from 1988 to 1998.[10] It was during this time that he also advanced in the CCP, serving as a full member of the CCP's 13th and 14th Central Committees (1987–1997) and was chosen to become a member of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (1983–1992) and later also the Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, from 1992 to 1998.[11] In 1982, 1984, and 1990, the three pillars of China's intellectual property laws—the Trademark Law, the Patent Law, and the Copyright Law—were enacted as a result of Ren's coordination and initiative.[12]

Finally, from 1998 to 2003 he was a Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[13]

Ren Jianxin died on 21 September 2024, at the age of 99.[14][15][16]

Honors and awards

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See also

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  • Cao Jianming – Vice-president of the People's Supreme Court (1999–) Vice-president, People's Supreme Court
  • Wan Exiang – Vice-president of the People's Supreme Court (Grade 2 Judge) (2000–) and vice-president of the People's Supreme Court

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography of Ren Jianxin". Xinhua (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ^ 中国当代领导人. 中华英才丛书 (in Chinese). 中共党史出版社. 1993. p. 167. ISBN 978-7-80023-715-7. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  3. ^ 战斗在北大的共产党人: 1920.10--1949.2 北大地下党槪况. 北京地区革命史资料 (in Chinese). 北京大学出版社. 1991. p. 498. ISBN 978-7-301-01457-8. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  4. ^ 中国知识产权二十年 (in Chinese). 专利文献出版社. 1998. p. 154. ISBN 978-7-80011-369-7. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  5. ^ 贸促春秋（1952—1994） (in Chinese). 中国财政经济出版社. 2013. p. 785. ISBN 978-7-5095-4326-9. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ 中国人物年鉴 (in Chinese). 华艺出版社. 2000. p. 114. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  7. ^ 贸促春秋（1952—1994） (in Chinese). 中国财政经济出版社. 2013. p. 501. ISBN 978-7-5095-4326-9. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  8. ^ 中南海三代领导集体与共和国政法实录. 中南海三代领导集体与共和国实录丛书 (in Chinese). 中国经济出版社. 1998. p. 322. ISBN 978-7-5017-4468-8. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  9. ^ 上海市法学学会; 华东政法学院; 中国法学会 (2009). 民主与法制 (in Chinese). 上海市法学学会, 华东政法学院. p. 17. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  10. ^ 新中国司法行政大典 (in Chinese). 中国方正出版社. 2001. p. 301. ISBN 978-7-80107-490-4. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  11. ^ China. 全国人民代表大会. 常务委员会. 办公厅 (1983). 中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会常务委员会公报 (in Chinese). 中国法制出版社. p. 171. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  12. ^ 中国人民大学. 书报资料中心 (1997). 国际法学 (in Chinese). 中国人民大学书报资料中心. p. 27. ISSN 1007-0532. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  13. ^ 统一战线工作与人物. 统一战线系列丛书 (in Chinese). 华文出版社. 2002. p. 335. ISBN 978-7-5075-1349-3. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  14. ^ "最高法原院长任建新同志逝世，享年99岁，曾推进我国知识产权三大支柱法律问世". 极目新闻. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  15. ^ "最高人民法院原院长任建新同志逝世，享年99岁". 川观新闻 (in Chinese). 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  16. ^ "任建新同志逝世". 新华网 (in Chinese). 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  17. ^ 中华人民共和国全纪录: 1990-1999 (in Chinese). 海天出版社. 1999. ISBN 978-7-80654-127-2. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  18. ^ 中国法学會 (1999). 中国法律年鉴 (in Chinese). 法律出版社. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
Legal offices
Preceded by President of the Supreme People's Court
1988–1998 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary of CCP Central Political and Legislative Committee
1992–1997 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by President of China Law Society
1997–2003 		Succeeded by
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