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Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 10/31/2007
Career Data Updated: 10/31/2007

PHOTO: Shen Deyong
Shen Deyong 沈德咏
Vice-President of the People's Supreme Court, Grade 2 Judge, Member of the 17th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Born: 1954
Birthplace: Jiangxi Province, Xiushui County

Biography

Shen Deyong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Xiushui of Jiangxi Province. He was born in 1954, joined the CPC and holds a postgraduate degree from China Politics and Law University.

Shen Deyong has had a prominent career in law, and specializes in the research of capital sentences. Mr. Shen has written more than ten books covering capital punishment, modification of the criminal appeal law, forceful execution in civil law and supervision over judgments. His work "Capital Sentence Comparison Research", published in 1992, was the first specialized work on the subject. Shen has spent his career at the Jiangxi High-Rank People's Court, and in the late 1990s he served as the Court's deputy president.

In 2007, he became a member of the 17th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Career Data

2007— Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Standing Committee
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Vice-President, Supreme People's Court
1997—1998 Rendered Services, CPC, Provincial Committee, Commission for Discipline Inspection Jiangxi Province
1997—1998 Deputy Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Jiangxi Province
1997—1998 Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Jiangxi Province
1988—1996 Vice-President, Higher People's Court (at provincial level) Jiangxi Province
1988—1996 Member, Higher People's Court (at provincial level), Judgment Committee Jiangxi Province
1988—1996 Judge, Higher People's Court (at provincial level), First Court for Criminal Cases Jiangxi Province
Deputy Chief, Policy Research Office Jiangxi Province
1983—1988 Worker, Political and Law Committee Jiangxi Province
1980—1983 Graduate, China University of Political Science and Law, Law Department Beijing Municipality (Received Master's Degree)
1977—1980 Secretary, Jiangxi Normal University, Foreign Language Department CYLC, Institutional Level Jiangxi Province
1977—1980 Chief of the Grade, Jiangxi Normal University, Foreign Language Department Jiangxi Province
1977—1980 Associate Lecturer, Jiangxi Normal University, Foreign Language Department Jiangxi Province
1974—1977 Student, Jiangxi Normal University, Foreign Language Department Jiangxi Province